pack off
phrasal verb
packed off; packing off; packs off
: to send (someone) away to a different place
—usually + to
Despite his protests, his mom packed him off to bed.
parents packing their kids off to college
Examples of pack off in a Sentence
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An additional million had been thrown into arbitrary detention or packed off to penal colonies and labor camps.
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Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Police quickly nabbed him, and he was packed off to a reformatory.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Elvis sang in the congregation and, according to lore, often was packed off for revivals and camp meetings.
—Lois Armstrong, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Lorna, who is packed off to a fictional laundry at age 15, wants desperately to find her daughter.
—Chris Vognar, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Don’t hesitate to take your pack off for 10 minutes and have a snack if that revives you.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
Even pausing for 30 seconds without taking your pack off can be extremely helpful in boosting morale and giving your muscles some respite.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
The Russian warlord whose 24-hour mutiny provoked the worst crisis to roil the country in three decades has been packed off to an uncertain exile — along with the foul-mouthed critiques of the Russian military that won him legions of followers, especially within the ranks.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Police quickly nabbed him, and he was packed off to a reformatory.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Elvis sang in the congregation and, according to lore, often was packed off for revivals and camp meetings.
—Lois Armstrong, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Lorna, who is packed off to a fictional laundry at age 15, wants desperately to find her daughter.
—Chris Vognar, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Don’t hesitate to take your pack off for 10 minutes and have a snack if that revives you.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
Even pausing for 30 seconds without taking your pack off can be extremely helpful in boosting morale and giving your muscles some respite.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
The Russian warlord whose 24-hour mutiny provoked the worst crisis to roil the country in three decades has been packed off to an uncertain exile — along with the foul-mouthed critiques of the Russian military that won him legions of followers, especially within the ranks.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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“Pack off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20off. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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