Sentence examples for would ward off from inspiring English sources

Advances in technology, they said, would ward off the worst-case scenarios.

People covered their heads with towels, flags, bandannas anything that would ward off the broiling rays.

Every night around dinner time, we would ward off the locals who piled in to watch British sports.

The Bury defender only wears it because his mum told him it would ward off evil spirits.

Cato was fond of a little incantation which he believed would ward off a sprain coming on: Hauat hauat hauat ista pists sista damia bodannaustra".

It also would ward off unionization, helping the studios to hold back collective-bargaining efforts by the actors, writers and directors.

Whatever the case, some experts wondered whether the candidate approvals would truly ward off negative advertising in a heated race.

She was gripping a crucifix that hung around her neck, and brandishing it in Creme's direction, as one would to ward off a vampire.

After playing in just four games last season, Douglas added the weight during the off-season because he believed it would help ward off injury.

In the end, Mr. Ferguson won a second term, defeating Mr. Carden 58percentto41percentcent, leading his advisers to hope that he would help ward off future challenges.

Republicans said Democrats were playing politics with the economy by holding up passage of the bill, which contains $100 billion in tax cuts for this year and next that Republicans say would help ward off a recession.