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Meanings of stave off death in English

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Usage of stave off death in English
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We cannot stave off death, no matter what we do.
Resurrecting pompeii
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They purchased a fish to stave off death.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
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But it cannot always stave off death.
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
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My thirst grew as my body rushed to stave off death, saliva flowing freely down my chin.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
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Elixirs to stave off death itself.
The hunchback assignments
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If they could stave off death for another month, or even a week, they were at the fullest extent of their powers.
The talisman
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I did what I could for those fading heroes, but even a witch's magic can't stave off death when it must come.
A nameless witch
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A clever scheme hast thou devised to stave off death forever, if thou canst persuade each new wife to die instead of thee.
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
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The duke, who thinks and confidently trusts that Cliges will be unable to stave off death and defeat at his hands, has himself quickly armed.
Four Arthurian Romances
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"You'll have to stave off death till I learn how-andthen maybe you'll wish you hadn't."
Skyrider
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