How to Use offset in a Sentence

offset

1 of 2 verb

• The limited storage space in the house is offset by the large garage.
• Gains in one area offset losses in another.
• The climb in fuel costs and rent offset flat food prices.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
• Food stamps help offset rising costs and give her hope that she can get rid of the title pawn debt by the end of the year.
  — Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 13 July 2023
• That offset a 14% decline in sales of its wines and spirits.
  — WSJ, 5 Oct. 2023
• After the first year, the annual 5,000-point bonus helps offset some of the cost of the annual fee.
  — Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 6 Oct. 2023
• In the finished dish, the gentle heat of the curry and the sweetness of the warm pudding were offset by the cool, tangy white sauce and a salty plink of caviar at the end of each bite.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• The bill is hefty enough that some parents opt to leave the workforce because their income might not to offset the cost of child care.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Apple may be able to offset a dip in China with growth in India.
  — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• But its appeal is offset by the need to book through Chase and the offer of just 1.5% back on most other purchases.
  — Ian Salisbury, wsj.com, 18 Nov. 2023
• All the personnel hours for that game are expenses, and now there’s no profit to offset them for that year.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2023
• Eating chickpeas with a meal heavy in carbs helps offset blood sugar spikes.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 24 Sep. 2023
• Wisconsin’s edge over Iowa in first-place votes was offset by Iowa’s edge in second-place votes (17-11).
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 July 2023
• Those tips took up nearly half the length of the extra-long nails, offset by CND Uncovered, a neutral beige base.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Nov. 2023
• But Disney has to charge enough to offset the loss of cable subscribers that is likely to occur.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• Nissan sales rose about 30% in the U.S. from a year earlier, helping to offset the China woes.
  — Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
• That can be offset, however, with a road win Friday night.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
• In the past six years alone, the newspaper found $6 billion in gains failed to offset $8.8 billion in losses on bearish bets.
  — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 May 2023
• It might be offset just a little, though, by accepting the wise counsel of S.K. Gupta.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• Once again, only two-thirds of her teacher’s pension, or $1,320, is used to offset her widow’s rate.
  — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
• An increase in union dues could not offset payments owed by studios to actors or to the actors’ pension and health funds.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
• This version, adding the crunch of cornflakes and pecans to offset all of the fluffy creaminess, will have family asking you to whip it up again for the holidays.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2023
• It’s made from a lightweight cotton poplin that’ll (hopefully) offset all the heat emanating from the ovens and stoves!
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023
• Last month, another decline in used car prices costs offset a further surge in rent.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
• In the case of two L.A. restaurants, a generous running tab is helping to offset any losses attributed to the strike.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
• The decline was offset by growth in ITV Studios and digital revenues.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 July 2023
• The bill aimed to aid in offsetting Kenya's external debt, officials said.
  — Emma Ogao, ABC News, 19 July 2023
• The gauge cluster now offsets its analog gauges with a larger 7.0-inch color display.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
• The loss of Mayman’s jetpack is offset by the tantalizing prospect of a flying motorcycle.
  — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
• Elements with lines or elements oriented up or down can guide the viewer’s eye through the image, and elements can pull focus to or offset the subject.
  — Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024

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offset

2 of 2 noun

• The shaft allows for up to a 60-degree offset of the blades with just the push of a button.
  — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2022
• The Senate could work around the offset rule if three-fifths of senators vote to waive it.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 July 2022
• The problems with airlines’ offsets are the same as those across the wider offset market.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2022
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and, using a small offset spatula, smooth out the top.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• Add the cake batter, smoothing the top with an offset spatula or spoon.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
• The offset-stance goblet squat can be used as either a warmup or finishing move.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 26 Sep. 2022
• To frost a cake or cupcakes, simply use a flat or offset knife to spread the buttercream evenly over the surface.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
• Meta now has a chance to properly dismantle a system that was flawed from the offset.
  — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2023
• Alloy wheels with greater offset (in the direction that narrows the track) reduce the scrub radius to 28 mm from 37 mm.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2023
• The offsets were intended to protect forests from being cut down.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2023
• Cool for 5 minutes, then run a small offset spatula around the edges of each quiche and carefully remove them from the pan.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
• The practical objection is that many offsets do not work as promised.
  — Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• The market for forest-carbon offsets has boomed in recent years.
  — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
• With a knife or offset spatula, spread top with frosting.
  — Ina Garten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
• Filing jointly may result in an offset of your refund to pay back those debts.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
• The surfaces are constructed from a knot with 19 crossings and look like offset images of each other.
  — Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2022
• The zero drop offset offers the feel of barefoot running by keeping the feet flat on the ground and in a natural position.
  — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2024
• The small values for these orbital offsets explain why our planet’s path around the sun looks so much like a perfect circle.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 June 2023
• Delta Air Lines has been sued by a Nickelodeon writer in Glendale, who says the company’s carbon offsets are a crock of bull.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
• Let cool 5 minutes, then use offset spatulas to transfer to wire rack.
  — Kristina Kurek, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
• La Niña had been providing a cooling offset to the steady warming of the planet caused by greenhouse-gas emissions.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Using an offset spatula, drag the frosting down to make two bunny ears.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2022
• As part of its naming agreement, Amazon took the lead on acquiring offsets.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• If desired, use an offset spatula to make decorative swirls on the top and sides.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2022
• When planning a trip, don't forget your carbon offsets!
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 7 Mar. 2023
• This effect of global warming forces wineries to shift to wine pairings since some of the wines could only be handled with an offset of food.
  — Emy Rodriguez Flores, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2023
• In a double blow, in some cases the forests that burn are dedicated to carbon offset programs.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2022
• These offsets or pups should have some roots attached and transplant easily.
  — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
• Our pros prefer grilling spatulas with an offset handle to keep your hands safe and to improve leverage.
  — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022
• The White House issued a veto threat against Johnson's $17.6 billion Israel aid bill despite its lack of spending offsets.
  — Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024