How to Use off-brand in a Sentence

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• Check out this off-brand puffer jacket, which can provide all the same benefits at half the price.
  — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
• Generic, off-brand sodas are more likely to have BVO than name brands.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
• Long, square, and sparkling, Swift’s nails were a fairly off-brand choice for the superstar, who tends to keep them short (likely to play the guitar).
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2024
• The future of the Mexican off-brand Buc-ee’s remains unclear.
  — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
• The news could put sellers of off-brand or compounded versions of the medication in jeopardy.
  — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 14 Aug. 2024
• Alarm bells have already been sounding for less safe off-brand alternatives.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 June 2023
• Amazon has some cheaper, off-brand wearable and portable breast pumps.
  — WIRED, 14 June 2023
• The news could threaten sellers of off-brand or compounded versions of the medication.
  — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 5 Aug. 2024
• Using off-brand Viagra or ones that are expired but resold by companies can be detrimental to your health (not to mention a waste of money)!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
• Discount grocery-chain Aldi is expanding as shoppers look for better prices and off-brand items amid rising food costs.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
• There was a time when boxed macaroni and cheese options were essentially limited to Kraft, Velveeta and a few off-brand and grocery-store labels.
  — Pervaiz Shallwani, WSJ, 23 June 2023
• Beyond the show’s many faults (gaudy, 1980s prom costumes, lyrics that defy understanding, and music that feels like an off-brand version of Webber’s greatest hits) — there are some nice moments.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023
• Chargers have all sorts of controls that limit the amount of current delivered and stop the phone charging when the battery is full, but some off-brand chargers might not have such rigorous safety settings.
  — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
• One of the biggest issues with monofilament is memory—especially with bargain or off-brand mono.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
• Otherwise, those hiking in mild, dry conditions can use off-brand waterproofing.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
• Musk’s popularity among some consumers has led to many off-brand products becoming collectors items.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• Buggy software in off-brand smart devices is a recurring problem, but digital marketplaces such as Amazon have done little to rein in offending manufacturers.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Oct 2024