stop off
phrasal verb
stopped off; stopping off; stops off
informal
: to go or stay somewhere briefly while traveling to another place
I'll stop off (at the store) to pick up some milk.
She is stopping off in Miami to visit a friend.
Examples of stop off in a Sentence
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Leaving Telluride, head north and stop off in Ouray, home to several, easily accessible waterfalls such as Cascade Falls and Box Cañon Falls Park (entry $5-$7 per person).
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Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 22 May 2024
Tens of thousands of tourists stop off Interstate 24 each year to pose beneath a 15-foot Superman statue at the center of town, to attend the summertime Superman Celebration, or to browse one of the world’s largest collections of Superman paraphernalia at the Super Museum.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
On your way back to Snoqualmie, stop off at Reinig Bridge, the place where Ronette Pulaski (Phoebe Augustine) emerges from the woods after surviving the attack that killed Laura Palmer.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2024
After recording the interview, Biden stopped off for some mint chip ice cream from Van Leeuwen, with Meyers joining him and getting the honeycomb flavor.
—Zeke Miller, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Sheeran’s tour stopped off at the harbour city in February last year, while Styles brought his show there in March.
—Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
There are multiple itineraries to choose from, each stopping off at different islands and exploring different parts of the Galápagos.
—Karen Catchpole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
The setting for it was modest: O’Neill was stopping off at the dry cleaners after work on Wednesday when the Pioneer Press called for a pre-arranged time to chat.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
Some major re-grouping is necessary for the coach and his team, who, on their way to California, stopped off in Denver, where on Sunday they got taken to the woodshed by the surging Denver Broncos.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 22 May 2024
Tens of thousands of tourists stop off Interstate 24 each year to pose beneath a 15-foot Superman statue at the center of town, to attend the summertime Superman Celebration, or to browse one of the world’s largest collections of Superman paraphernalia at the Super Museum.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
On your way back to Snoqualmie, stop off at Reinig Bridge, the place where Ronette Pulaski (Phoebe Augustine) emerges from the woods after surviving the attack that killed Laura Palmer.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2024
After recording the interview, Biden stopped off for some mint chip ice cream from Van Leeuwen, with Meyers joining him and getting the honeycomb flavor.
—Zeke Miller, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Sheeran’s tour stopped off at the harbour city in February last year, while Styles brought his show there in March.
—Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
There are multiple itineraries to choose from, each stopping off at different islands and exploring different parts of the Galápagos.
—Karen Catchpole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
The setting for it was modest: O’Neill was stopping off at the dry cleaners after work on Wednesday when the Pioneer Press called for a pre-arranged time to chat.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
Some major re-grouping is necessary for the coach and his team, who, on their way to California, stopped off in Denver, where on Sunday they got taken to the woodshed by the surging Denver Broncos.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Stop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20off. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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