Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, a comment that is irrelevant because off of is an idiom. It is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British.
Examples of off of in a Sentence
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Joining forces with Garrett would help Wilson take some stress off of his body.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
He’s accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in a house off of the college campus in Moscow in November 2022.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
The performance was the result of the orbit of the Earth carrying it between the sun and the moon in a perfect alignment that temporarily blocked the sunlight that usually reflects off of the lunar surface, giving it its glow.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
When the dishes arrived, Lloyd, who is a pescetarian, picked the bacon off of his and passed it to Bond.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
He’s accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in a house off of the college campus in Moscow in November 2022.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
The performance was the result of the orbit of the Earth carrying it between the sun and the moon in a perfect alignment that temporarily blocked the sunlight that usually reflects off of the lunar surface, giving it its glow.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
When the dishes arrived, Lloyd, who is a pescetarian, picked the bacon off of his and passed it to Bond.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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