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In one incident, thieves made off with night vision goggles, laser target locators, and thermal weapons sights, among other equipment.
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Dell Cameron, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
Inspired by a plot in a Sherlock Holmes story, British robbers tunneled their way into a Lloyds Bank in London in 1971, making off with what today would be $51 million in cash before being caught.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Consider the early revelation that, not only has Doreen not shown up to co-sign the home loan papers with Lynette, but that she’s also skipped out on the entire venture, and making off with the $25,000 down payment to buy herself a brand-new Mazda to boot.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Last week, thieves in the Los Angeles area broke into a store and made off with thousands of dollars worth of stock.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
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Dell Cameron, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
Inspired by a plot in a Sherlock Holmes story, British robbers tunneled their way into a Lloyds Bank in London in 1971, making off with what today would be $51 million in cash before being caught.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Consider the early revelation that, not only has Doreen not shown up to co-sign the home loan papers with Lynette, but that she’s also skipped out on the entire venture, and making off with the $25,000 down payment to buy herself a brand-new Mazda to boot.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Last week, thieves in the Los Angeles area broke into a store and made off with thousands of dollars worth of stock.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make off
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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