How to Use come off in a Sentence

come off

verb

• This is probably the latest that Davis would come off the board.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022
• The bet here is that most of us wouldn’t come off very well if judged based on decisions made before 40.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• For me, full recovery took 14 days, meaning all the scabbing had come off and my skin had healed.
  — Fani Mari, Allure, 3 May 2022
• That also happened to come off the program’s last sub-.500 season prior to last fall’s campaign.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 1 May 2022
• Although this Porsche’s gray paint may come off as a tad too tame for some, the subdued hue appeals to our modest sensibilities.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 3 May 2022
• But unlike some of his fellow combatants, Mr. Leo was too funny a writer to come off as a complete bluenose.
  — New York Times, 11 May 2022
• The Winterhawks come off a sweep of the Prince George Cougars, which wasn’t the world’s easiest sweep.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 7 May 2022
• Not just that the House, coming off of its least productive year in modern history, managed to pass a substantive bill.
  — Bridget Grumet, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
• On the other hand, the Bills come off their bye full of optimism having handed the Chiefs their first defeat of the season in their last appearance on the field.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
• This is a reach, because Keith doesn’t come off as insecure, merely as a normal person who wants to avoid messiness and was never that into Danni.
  — Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
• Two other inventors come off less well, though neither’s malfeasance is meaningfully connected to Le Prince’s death.
  — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
• The Colts waited, traded back, watched 10 players come off the board at the position Indianapolis needed most.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2022
• Ohio Republicans have just come off one of the most expensive Senate primaries in history, with a fractured field and a fractious, months-long debate.
  — Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2022
• The three fittingly came off of an assist from star point guard — and Fudd’s longtime friend — Paige Bueckers, who threw her head back and three fingers in the air with both hands, grinning ear-to-ear.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
• This was the point where my shoes came off and the snacks came out.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
• Jason Heyward came off the bench to triple in the eighth and homer in the ninth.
  — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
• As the year wore on, though, the bloom started to come off the NFT rose in a big way.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2022
• From there, Hawaii never let their foot come off the gas.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022
• Of course, the Courage weren’t coming off a midweek match.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
• In total, just six of their 23 points didn’t come off turnovers.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
• Montoya started the first game of the season, but has since come off the bench.
  — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2022
• There was a small spot where the paint had come off entirely.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• Some invite you to hitch your star to their wagon, and then the wheels come off.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
• The 37-year-old Rapinoe had come off the bench, and didn’t play at all Sunday night.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
• Yap came off the bench to lead Fresno State with 17 points.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
• The Tritons are coming off a four-game sweep of Stephen F. Austin.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
• And the Rams are coming off of a win last weekend against the Las Vegas Raiders.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
• McDonald will be the first one to come off the board on Monday.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
• While the ride was in descent, the bracket hit the coaster’s track and came off the coaster train.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
• Taurasi, who came off the bench for the first time, had her best showing of the Games with four assists and three points.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024