How to Use be off in a Sentence

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  • But Jimmy Butler tends to be off on his own once the game clock is off.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • But at the end of the day, those programs are going to be off the table with respect to cuts.
    — ABC News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • But the rap on McCarthy for giving away too much could be off base.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Next year, hopefully, this band of nine will be off to Paris.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • And the Ginza, too, faked its whereabouts last fall, pretending to be off the coast of Oman.
    — David Botti, New York Times, 30 May 2023
  • All five of the top quarterback draft prospects are expected to be off the board by the end of the second round.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Game of Thrones may be off the air, but Christie definitely isn't.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • Lady Gaga looks to be off the deep end with her new character.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Others do appear to be off course or overwrought near the 14th.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Paulina Stevens: This is my memory as a 5-year-old, so some of this could be off.
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Gisele Bündchen may be off the Tom train, but there are still four women who have a thing for Mr. Brady.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Johnson was supposed to be off that day, but had agreed to cover a shift for a sick co-worker.
    — Gina Barton, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2023
  • The Ducks will be off for winter quarter finals and spring break until April 4.
    — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The players will be off tomorrow, but the coaches will be in working.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Even then, it's expected to take years for menthol products to be off store shelves.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The Arkansas coaches will likely be off the road by May 12, but there could be a case in which a staff member might be out longer.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
  • In any event, as Fitterer alluded to, the scrutiny will be off the charts.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • He was treated and released but will be off the job for an extended period of time.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • What to Consider It’s made for a round patio umbrella, so the fit would be off for any other shapes.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • Your weekend will be off to a good start the second you press play on this exuberant new album.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The couple isn’t sure if anything will be off limits for their morning coffee chat.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Westminster will be off next week and resume play Sept. 8 at North Jackson.
    — Jimmy Lay, al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • While many will be off from school or office jobs and enjoying the long weekend, some may be wondering what’s open and closed.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Kuiper has been suspended and will be off the air until a review of the incident is completed.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 May 2023
  • They were already scheduled to be off work Friday for Veterans Day.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Organizers said runners must be off the course no later than 10:30 a.m.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Whether the Fed will pause the interest rate hikes or not, what appears to be off the table is the quickening pace of interest rate increases.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Unless an announcement is made overnight (between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.), all cars parked on a road covered by a snow route must be off the road when the snow emergency takes effect.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
  • If Trump is indicted, all bets would be off for the 2024 presidential election.
    — Ben Koltun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
  • For example, young people are now more likely to be off work with illness than people who are 20 years older than them.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 Feb. 2024

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