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Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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Spears also shared other photos of Ivey and Watson, 41, before heading off to the dance, along with some that showed Maddie helping her younger sister get ready.
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Sit back and admire your beautiful color-explosion volcano eggs while biting the head off a chocolate bunny.
—Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
Some three million chose to visit the United Kingdom, while 1.5 million made their way to France and 1.6 million headed off to Germany.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
The statewide deal hammered out last year was a thoughtful compromise that headed off a costly ballot fight in November between unions and fast-food employers.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The United States did help to head off war between Israel and Hezbollah in the days after October 7, and its strikes on the Houthis may have temporarily degraded their stockpile of antiship missiles.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
The parking lot is an attraction in its own right, marking the scene where Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) changes her shoes before heading off to school in the pilot episode.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2024
So now Darnold heads off to compete with another former 49ers quarterback, Nick Mullens, for the Vikings’ vacancy that was created earlier Monday, when Cousins ended his six-year tenure to go join the Atlanta Falcons.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
While its load is not near the amount needed to head off a famine, officials said many more ships will take the same journey in the coming days and weeks.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Sit back and admire your beautiful color-explosion volcano eggs while biting the head off a chocolate bunny.
—Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
Some three million chose to visit the United Kingdom, while 1.5 million made their way to France and 1.6 million headed off to Germany.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
The statewide deal hammered out last year was a thoughtful compromise that headed off a costly ballot fight in November between unions and fast-food employers.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The United States did help to head off war between Israel and Hezbollah in the days after October 7, and its strikes on the Houthis may have temporarily degraded their stockpile of antiship missiles.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
The parking lot is an attraction in its own right, marking the scene where Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) changes her shoes before heading off to school in the pilot episode.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2024
So now Darnold heads off to compete with another former 49ers quarterback, Nick Mullens, for the Vikings’ vacancy that was created earlier Monday, when Cousins ended his six-year tenure to go join the Atlanta Falcons.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
While its load is not near the amount needed to head off a famine, officials said many more ships will take the same journey in the coming days and weeks.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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