Examples of 'forestall' in a sentence
Meaning of "forestall"
Forestall (verb): To prevent or hinder something from happening by taking action in advance
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- To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
- To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
- To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
How to use "forestall" in a sentence
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Our aim is to forestall all those risks.
We can not afford to have another forestall.
He will forestall them for as long as he can.
Measures should be taken to forestall any misuse.
Forestall the confrontation between good and evil.
Secure production to forestall possible health risks.
Forestall and penalize anticompetitive conduct.
Regulatory frameworks can forestall the development of.
To forestall the mistake from occurring in the future.
He held up a hand to forestall any further argument.
The very threat of chaos you have to forestall.
He took no steps to forestall or punish those responsible.
I will see if there is a way to forestall this.
I would like to forestall the day of reckoning.
The authorities are also doing preventive work to forestall discrimination.
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It will forestall more unnecessary bloodshed.
And back pay we need to forestall mutiny.
This would forestall the threat of business relocation.
Gabrielle held up a hand to forestall the apology.
I will forestall them with my words.
He held up his hand to forestall any objection.
It is speciously said that you have no right to forestall a.
You will not forestall my judgment.
Fortunately the princess knew how to forestall trouble.
You will not forestall my judgement.
It is natural to want to do everything possible to prevent or forestall death.
The reform is intended to forestall fraud more effectively.
To forestall any ill feeling.
Strike first to forestall the opponent.
To forestall the possibility of looting.
Strike fist to forestall the enemy.
It may be assumed that yoga has the potential to forestall.
I wanted to forestall him to retain my independence.
And you can not forestall it.
I will forestall their coming.
Simple courtesy would forestall that.
This will forestall any tendency to.
Xi calls for enhancing coordination to forestall financial risks.
You must forestall their questions until it is too late.
I raised my hands to forestall her argument.
Forestall any intruders.
Another method is to forestall him as he attacks.
I will forestall their repair hither say you are not fit.
He held up a hand to forestall any interruption.
Cleopatra is said to have worn a lodestone on her forehead to forestall ageing.
The first is to forestall him by attacking.
A democracy of consumption was encouraged in urban areas to forestall social unrest.
Do everything possible to forestall delay of payment from customers.
I am asking the question in this form in order to forestall an objection.
Many tried to forestall this debacle.
