Recent Examples on the WebNone of the occupants were physically harmed in the robbery, but Watson and his friend made off with a video camera and cellphone worth a total of $575.—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024 How European Empires Helped Shape the Hajj Despite the Hajj's celebration of ascetic faith and brotherhood, there has always been plenty of profit made off the pilgrims traveling to Mecca.—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 Prosecutors say the motive was robbery and that the Mills made off with $140 and some prescription pills.—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024 Wearing black hooded sweatshirts, gloves, surgical masks and black hats, the suspects smashed the glass cases with sledgehammers before snatching the jewelry and making off into a black SUV and driving out of the mall property onto Baldwin Road.—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for make off
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