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Example sentences for: stave

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A major effort to support the Northern Alliance through intelligence sharing and increased funding so that it could stave off the Taliban army and tie down al Qaeda fighters.
But now that Gore is throwing elbows back in an effort to stave off Bradley's gains, the gentleman-scholar-statesman is quick to take offense.
What gimmicks are they employing these days to stave off the Angel of Death?
This ancient ritual is meant to pave the way for a good harvest, with branches of hollyhock to stave off thunder and earthquakes.
Jordan's King Hussein has gone home to die . He left the Mayo Clinic after his body rejected a bone marrow transplant (to stave off cancer) and his organs began to fail.