right off

adverb

Examples of right off in a Sentence

he had just gotten married when he was shipped right off to war
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The resident lived on the East Side for most of his life until his house right off the highway burned down. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025 South Padre Island, Texas This barrier island located right off the southern tip of Texas offers white sand beaches and turquoise water that could be mistaken for the Caribbean. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025 Dine as locals do: Share a table, drink the potent tea, and be bold, nabbing small plates right off the clattering trolleys. Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025 Seventeen games later, that direction of travel has turned out to be right off a cliff. Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right off

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right off was in 1771

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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20off. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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