get off
verb
got off; got off or gotten off; getting off; gets off
1
: to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment
got off with a light sentence
3
: to leave work with permission or as scheduled
4
: to get high on a drug
5
: to experience orgasm
6
: to experience great pleasure
—often used with on
1
: to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for
his lawyers got him off
2
a
: utter
get off a joke
b
: to write and send
3
: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
4
: to cause to get off
Examples of get off in a Sentence
told him to get off for home before it got dark
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
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SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft is due to get off the ground again Monday evening from South Texas for the second time this year.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Survivor season 48 got off to a bit of a rocky start, but viewers at home were none the wiser.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Here’s where to get off the tourist trail for antiques in New Orleans.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The Miami Dolphins got off to a fast start at the NFL scouting combine.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Like Kiviranta, Ross Colton got off to a career-best start, but has gone ice cold.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2025
This delicious stuff is ridiculously hard to get off.
—Dwight Garner, Saveur, 19 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Survivor season 48 got off to a bit of a rocky start, but viewers at home were none the wiser.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Here’s where to get off the tourist trail for antiques in New Orleans.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The Miami Dolphins got off to a fast start at the NFL scouting combine.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Like Kiviranta, Ross Colton got off to a career-best start, but has gone ice cold.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2025
This delicious stuff is ridiculously hard to get off.
—Dwight Garner, Saveur, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20off. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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