The government has been trying to head off an investigation.

I stood and tried to head her off, but she slipped past me.

I'm on a committee where we try to head these things off.

Or maybe he's just trying to head off another battle next proxy season.

He began talking a bit faster, trying to head off a collision.

I was trying to head off the Red uprising before it got started.

I tried to head her off with another question, but she rebuffed me.

The police have also been accused of trying to head off an independent inquiry.

I'll go ahead through the trees and try to head them off.

We are trying to head off the disaster that is looming.