How to Use off-center in a Sentence
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For a more modern take on the side pony, opt for a placement closer to the top of the head, just slightly off-center.
—Myranda Mondry, Allure, 26 June 2023
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In a typical video, his face is slightly off-center, his gaze away from the camera.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2023
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But its use here feels just off-center enough to fit into this unique show, rather than as a rehash of what’s been done dozens of times in the past elsewhere.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
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Parted a bit off-center, her hair is flipped out and away from her face in voluminous swoops, much like the blowouts that were popular in the '70s.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Nov. 2023
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But something that has been a glimmer of light for me has been seeing how strange films or films that are a little off-center are rising to the surface in interesting ways.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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Fortunately, the steering, which has been revised for greater precision both on- and off-center, makes placing this car easy.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 4 July 2023
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Her blowout was full of oomph, and her curtain bangs were flawlessly parted just a bit off-center, proving her signature style looks fabulous in any shade of brunette.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Dec. 2023
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Oklahoma is just an off-center place that this wildcat rogueness could be rewarded.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 29 June 2023
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Her slightly off-center parting, which helps hair fall naturally around her face to flattering effect.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024
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No Proscenium’s Nelson says the Ministry of Peculiarities doesn’t upend escape room conventions so much as set them off-center.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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To hold the audience’s interest, Soderbergh kept the camera moving, sliding up to characters at slightly off-center angles, as if to communicate their discomfort.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
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The small, off-center dial at 12 o’clock—time is definitely secondary on this timepiece—was crafted by Comblémine, famous independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen’s high-end dial manufacture.
—Elizabeth Doerr, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2023
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Exploring a darker emotional terrain, her uncanny transformations are marked by a raw, restless energy and committed visceral physicality through spins and falls, pop and lock isolations, and off-center balances.
—Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
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For a more modern take on the side pony, opt for a placement closer to the top of the head, just slightly off-center.
—Myranda Mondry, Allure, 26 June 2023
-
In a typical video, his face is slightly off-center, his gaze away from the camera.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2023
-
But its use here feels just off-center enough to fit into this unique show, rather than as a rehash of what’s been done dozens of times in the past elsewhere.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
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Parted a bit off-center, her hair is flipped out and away from her face in voluminous swoops, much like the blowouts that were popular in the '70s.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Nov. 2023
-
But something that has been a glimmer of light for me has been seeing how strange films or films that are a little off-center are rising to the surface in interesting ways.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
-
Fortunately, the steering, which has been revised for greater precision both on- and off-center, makes placing this car easy.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 4 July 2023
-
Her blowout was full of oomph, and her curtain bangs were flawlessly parted just a bit off-center, proving her signature style looks fabulous in any shade of brunette.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Dec. 2023
-
Oklahoma is just an off-center place that this wildcat rogueness could be rewarded.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 29 June 2023
-
Her slightly off-center parting, which helps hair fall naturally around her face to flattering effect.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2024
-
No Proscenium’s Nelson says the Ministry of Peculiarities doesn’t upend escape room conventions so much as set them off-center.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
-
To hold the audience’s interest, Soderbergh kept the camera moving, sliding up to characters at slightly off-center angles, as if to communicate their discomfort.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
-
The small, off-center dial at 12 o’clock—time is definitely secondary on this timepiece—was crafted by Comblémine, famous independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen’s high-end dial manufacture.
—Elizabeth Doerr, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2023
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Exploring a darker emotional terrain, her uncanny transformations are marked by a raw, restless energy and committed visceral physicality through spins and falls, pop and lock isolations, and off-center balances.
—Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
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