Example sentences for: off

How can you use “off” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Russian president Boris Yeltsin generally uses political appointments in two ways: first, to demonstrate that he's still the boss; and second, to catch people off guard.

  • Although the tribals thought they could pull off the raid, if the operation were approved by headquarters and the policymakers, Schroen wrote there was going to be a point when "we step back and keep our fingers crossed that the [tribals] prove as good (and as lucky) as they think they will be."

  • We therefore incorporated each of these modified nucleotides into a unique bacterial transcript, generated by run off transcription from a plasmid into which the gene was cloned.

  • From time to time scholars have debated whether Modern English should be listed not just as a Germanic language, but in lexical terms as a Romance language--in effect as a hybrid that is now spinning off further hybrids, such as Anglo-Malay and Anglo-Hindi.

  • Explore the narrow alleyways that lead off Front Street to discover small shops selling collectibles or locally designed arts and crafts, or small restaurants offering local seafood.


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