How to Use sound off in a Sentence

sound off

verb

• The sound off the racquet of Ben Shelton’s flat serve is a thwack cranked to eleven.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
• Access them before first light and wait for a tom to sound off.
  — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
• In the event of a fire, this smoke detector will sound off the alarm with a loud, 85-decibel beep.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
• On the one hand, the privacy concerns sound off-putting.
  — Moira Weigel, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
• Want to sound off on the current state of our politics?
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2021
• Fans sound off again Speaking of Beckham, the fans have been locked in on what the prize free agent signing does — the good and the bad.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
• Hosts Tara Miller and Matt Sloan sound off on all of the brand’s cozy season offerings.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Watch Willow with the sound off, and be transported to a far-off kingdom.
  — Jesse Hassenger, Chron, 30 Nov. 2022
• Such as: The singer has been sounding off on social media….
  — WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
• That’s not a knock — the thing is designed to bounce sound off walls — but be aware of that limitation.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
• Do everyone a favor and just put it in your locker (with the sound off, please).
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2024
• But on the day she was last seen alive, Seymore said, her daughter sounded off.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 11 July 2024
• Experts sound off on how to end police code of silence.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2021
• He was given the lion’s share of the questions as the leader of America's biggest bank and used it to sound off.
  — David Benoit, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2022
• See fans sound off and express an outpouring of excitement in the video above.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022
• But then, shrugging the sounds off as fireworks, everyone stood back up.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• San Diego experts sound off on the Fed raising rates in an effort to curb inflation.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2022
• On this month’s episode (which will premiere on June 23, 5 p.m. EST), two editors sound off on the age-old dilemma: high heels or flats?
  — Vogue, 22 June 2022
• Many people who take time to sound off are anti-wine, or at least anti-snobbery.
  — Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2021
• Why does the alarm seem to sound off earlier and earlier every day?
  — Leah Hall, Country Living, 22 Dec. 2022
• These phrases might sound off to the ears of most English-speaking Americans.
  — Phillip M. Carter, Fortune Well, 12 June 2023
• Roman was willing to sound off on almost anything—why not a few words about the origins of turmeric?
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
• Commenters on the post noted that something sounded off.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• The enormous Rock the South crowd sounds off for the DJ’s calls to thank troops serving overseas or law enforcement patrolling the festival area.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 23 July 2023
• Sleeping for only one night with a dim light, such as a TV set with the sound off, raised blood sugar levels and heart rate, even when eyes were closed during sleep.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
• There were no crowds then and, now given a chance to sound off, Twins fans made known their displeasure over Houston's sign-stealing scandal.
  — Brian Hall, Star Tribune, 11 June 2021
• Mamet, who also drew the cartoons, uses the book to sound off about the entertainment industry.
  — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
• Additionally, users may scroll past the video with the sound off, never realizing the caption doesn’t match what the video shows.
  — USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
• In the comments, Reddit users sounded off on the situation and offered their own opinions on the matter.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• Naturally, fans caught wind of the Chief Keef tributes and sounded off on the situation.
  — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024