How to Use come off in a Sentence

come off

verb
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  • Jason Heyward came off the bench to triple in the eighth and homer in the ninth.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
  • Armstead officially came off the Niners’ books on the first.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
  • Matalas is coming off season three of Star Trek: Picard at Paramount+.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • The first came off a bad pass from Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia that went straight to an Austin player inside the box.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
  • Midfielder Federico Redondo returned to the game roster for the first time in two months and came off the bench in the second half.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
  • Shapiro has a reputation as an energetic and gifted messenger who doesn’t come off as performative.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
  • Liberty boys are coming off a West Region championship and have 17 state qualifiers.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2024
  • The economy Democrats who tout improving economic numbers come off as completely out of touch to someone struggling to buy cereal.
    — Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
  • However, instead of feeling like a copy of any one of them, Concord comes off like a melting pot of ideas from all of those other multiplayer games and even other franchises — for better or for worse.
    — Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
  • This was the point where my shoes came off and the snacks came out.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
  • As the year wore on, though, the bloom started to come off the NFT rose in a big way.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2022
  • There was a small spot where the paint had come off entirely.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Yap came off the bench to lead Fresno State with 17 points.
    — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Tritons are coming off a four-game sweep of Stephen F. Austin.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Clowney, 31, is coming off one of his best seasons to date.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The magazine posters had come off his wall and John’s art went up on his wall.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Fruit leather came off the trays easily, in one piece, and in less than four hours.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The last shot of the game was supposed to come off an elevator screen at the top of the key, but Patrick O’Keefe had a better idea.
    — Eamonn Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Old-school scouts would say the ball makes a different sound coming off his bat.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • Up until this point, Bruce has come off as rather mild-mannered.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • What’s meant to be a delightful romp just comes off as pure delusion.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Would the voting come off in a peaceful and orderly way?
    — Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Before coming off for a substitute in the 89th minute, Sanchez had a team-high four shots.
    — Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
  • The Nasdaq , which was coming off six straight record highs, dropped nearly 2% on the session.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 July 2024
  • The Gators are coming off a 43-20 loss to rival Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla., last week.
    — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Want to come off as more confident while walking through the office?
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2022
  • And ombre art and bubble nails are two (shockingly) easy ways to make a statement when the gloves come off.
    — Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is coming off a so-so (for him) season but has zero to prove as a two-time champ.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Plus, the towels were also easy to clean, with stains coming off in a matter of seconds.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Prohaska has started twice and come off the bench nine times.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022

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