Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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For most people, the idea of getting on a plane, train, bus, boat, or car to head off for an adventure sounds absolutely dreamy.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Happier, at least initially, is Captain Olivia Walker (Rebecca Ferguson), who kisses her husband and young son goodbye before heading off to work at the White House.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Kiley had hoped to head off a nationwide redistricting war by introducing legislation to ban all mid-decade redistricting.
—Kate Wolffe
october 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Penn State fans made that abundantly clear Saturday by arriving uncharacteristically late to the game and booing their heads off when the game ended.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Happier, at least initially, is Captain Olivia Walker (Rebecca Ferguson), who kisses her husband and young son goodbye before heading off to work at the White House.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Kiley had hoped to head off a nationwide redistricting war by introducing legislation to ban all mid-decade redistricting.
—Kate Wolffe
october 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Penn State fans made that abundantly clear Saturday by arriving uncharacteristically late to the game and booing their heads off when the game ended.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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