push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out
we pushed off for home

Examples of push off in a Sentence

let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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Small microaggressions seem innocent or can be pushed off in the moment, but dealing with them repeatedly gets under your skin and eventually wears you down. Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025 The only thing the participants agreed on is that under no circumstances can Palestinians be pushed off their own land. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 The Piano Man has to push off several of his 2025 tour dates. Piet Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025 Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch. Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push off

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push off was in 1740

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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