come off
verb
came off; come off; coming off; comes off
2
: succeed
a television series that never came off—
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US, informal
—used in phrases like where do you come off? to express anger or annoyance at what someone has said or done
Marie was bent over the table now, reading, her piping girlish voice hot with indignation. "Where does she come off, anyway?"—T. Coraghessan Boyle
T. Coraghessan Boyle1
: to have recently completed or recovered from
coming off a good year
2
: to have recently stopped using (an illegal drug)
an addict who is coming off heroin
Examples of come off in a Sentence
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been “just dating” for years
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Oftentimes there could be a player that comes off the bench that’s playing starter’s minutes and a guy who starts who’s playing bench minutes.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
In an interview with PEOPLE tied to the U.S. release of -196 vodka seltzer, Jonas, 37, spoke about the emotional toll that an international tour can take on musicians, especially coming off of the high of constant action and adrenaline.
—Emily Rella, People.com, 26 May 2025
Especially if there’s alcohol, the wheels start to come off.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Junior attacker Caroline Godine, an Owings Mills resident and McDonogh graduate, notched an assist and then a goal in the first quarter and finished with four points coming off the bench.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
In an interview with PEOPLE tied to the U.S. release of -196 vodka seltzer, Jonas, 37, spoke about the emotional toll that an international tour can take on musicians, especially coming off of the high of constant action and adrenaline.
—Emily Rella, People.com, 26 May 2025
Especially if there’s alcohol, the wheels start to come off.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Junior attacker Caroline Godine, an Owings Mills resident and McDonogh graduate, notched an assist and then a goal in the first quarter and finished with four points coming off the bench.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for come off
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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