stave off in English

drive away, repulse; stop, hinde

Use "stave off" in a sentence

1. I knew that helped stave off depressive episodes.

2. I will do my best to stave off his participation.

3. He bounced about very rapidly to stave off the chill.

4. This could help stave off a damaging rise in interest rates.

5. She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger .

6. The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

7. Zog failed to stave off Italian ascendancy in Albanian internal affairs.

8. Mr Gusinsky is seeking foreign investors to stave off Gazprom's grab.

9. We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.

10. 1 I will do my best to stave off his participation.

11. 13 Mr Gusinsky is seeking foreign investors to stave off Gazprom's grab.

12. 4 We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.

13. 12 This could help stave off a damaging rise in interest rates.

14. 5 The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

15. 3 She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger .

16. Bank makes last effort to stave off interest rise. 00am: Pound at 77

17. 14 Media support organisations and Western governments have helped stave off the worst.

18. Turns out doing crossword puzzles can stave off some of the effects of Alzheimer's.

19. 9 Bank makes last effort to stave off interest rise. 00am: Pound at 77

20. Though Saskia musters all her forces to stave off adolescence, hormones are against her.

21. In villages leading into Bastogne, two American battalions stave off a massive panzer assault

22. I kept incredulously ordering more drinks, in a doomed bid to stave off this conclusion.

23. Daily walks help stave off behavior problems, although Chow Chows can be resistant to exercise.

24. 28 The catch was welcome, but more to vary our diet than stave off hunger.

25. 10 Though Saskia musters all her forces to stave off adolescence, hormones are against her.

26. 19 I kept incredulously ordering more drinks, in a doomed bid to stave off this conclusion.

27. In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.

28. There was always the real ale to stave off the effects of ageing for a while.

29. The two-year subsidy is intended to stave off colliery closures until after the general election.

30. 38 synonyms for Avert: ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall, turn

31. 27 They are constantly changing their numbers, or going ex-directory to stave off threatening calls.

32. 15 The two-year subsidy is intended to stave off colliery closures until after the general election.

33. 2 In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.

34. And how many more will the Pentagon sacrifice to stave off further criticism of its gender policies?

35. Uremic Agma Traditionally, bicarbonate has been used to support the pH in efforts to stave off dialysis

36. Frankly, we've worked very hard to stave off an arrest after the misunderstanding about your camping trip.

37. 6 There was always the real ale to stave off the effects of ageing for a while.

38. Somehow, we drew strength from each other, enough to stave off death for a little while longer.

39. Communalized Play Hoping to stave off individualism, parents formalize interaction through toys Implications - As technology infiltrates childhood more and more, the desire to push children in a more social-centric direction is taking precedent to help stave off the effects of …

40. 11 To stave off the pangs and cool the tongue, tapas are eaten and La Ina is drunk.

41. 21 Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.

42. 20 Even if the company wins the order, however, it will be too late to stave off 300 redundancies.

43. Ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall A fresh tragedy was narrowly Averted yesterday

44. 24 And how many more will the Pentagon sacrifice to stave off further criticism of its gender policies?

45. 17 Somehow, we drew strength from each other, enough to stave off death for a little while longer.

46. Even if the company wins the order, however, it will be too late to stave off 300 redundancies.

47. Nicklaus, who was paired with Floyd, also putted fairly well, holing six birdies to stave off two bogeys.

48. 16 Nicklaus, who was paired with Floyd, also putted fairly well, holing six birdies to stave off two bogeys.

49. Whitehall had no idea where to find the professionals who would stave off the imminent cultural vandalism of television.

50. The slates on modern Carom tables are usually heated to stave off moisture and provide a consistent playing surface.