branch off

phrasal verb

branched off; branching off; branches off

: to separate from something and move in a different direction

The stream branched off to the left.

—often + from

Streets branch off from both sides of the highway.

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Without fail, her stories branch off midway, often midsentence, to another anecdote, then another and another, each told with a distinct blend of urgency and exuberance. —

Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024 The three aforementioned timelines each branch off in separate directions of their own, like the MCU multiverse but good. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024 About 130 million years ago, opposite birds branched off from modern birds. —

Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024 Those channels ranged in width from 150 micrometers for the main roots, down to approximately 8 micrometers for hairs that branched off of those roots. —

Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for branch off