How to Use throw off in a Sentence

throw off

verb

• The three-wheeler left the roadway, and both the driver and the toddler were thrown off.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023
• There's enough wheelspin to throw off the butt dyno, but stick with it.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2021
• Dozens of states in Asia and Africa threw off colonial overlords.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
  — Anthony Geraci, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
• With each make, the Zips were able to set their press and throw off Ohio State’s offensive rhythm.
  — Adam Jardy, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
• Still throws off his back foot too often; still drops his arm slot to about 2 o’clock.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
• The motorcycle overturned, and the man was thrown off the bike.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
• The singers may attempt to throw off the crowd, but keen observers might pick up on tiny clues buried throughout the show.
  — Josie Howell | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• Willis said Civale could throw off the mound this weekend when the team is in Baltimore.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 1 June 2022
• Chris Sale is scheduled to throw off the mound three times this week at the team complex in Fort Myers.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
• Most mountain bikes have a bit of hard polymer on the area of the down tube that faces the front wheel, meant to protect the frame from any rocks thrown off by the wheel.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Enlarge / Most mountain bikes have something to protect the frame from rocks thrown off by the front wheel.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• The Ravens have fullback Patrick Ricard and enough tight ends to allow Jackson to throw off the edge.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2021
• Kelce was seen leaving the field, throwing off his helmet and heading to the locker room.
  — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2023
• Delays like these can throw off a project’s progress and jeopardize a client’s trust.
  — Peter Ord, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
• With most or all of seats occupied, the atmosphere will throw off more sparks.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
• Throws shifty upper body jukes to throw off defenders one-on-one.
  — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022
• And for some sensitive people, the amount of caffeine in chocolate can throw off sleep.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
• The fire, driven by the wind, had thrown off copious amounts of embers into the dry grasses, some of them said.
  — Mike Baker, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• Sleeping with too much light in the room can throw off the body's metabolism.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022
• Weaver is unlikely to be ready for the start of the season because he was shut down from throwing off a mound for about a week.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2023
• Be sure to take the test in a quiet room — the whoosh of air conditioning and the rumble of traffic could throw off your results.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
• And if devices aren’t built with melanin in mind, the extra absorption can throw off their readings.
  — Time, 1 Nov. 2022
• At our nation’s founding, America was the refuge for colonists seeking to throw off the yoke of the British empire.
  — Andrew Tisch, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
• So the question is whether coach Bill Belichick can devise a way to throw off the Ravens quarterback.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022
• That would throw off everything the team worked on and exhibited all year long.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022
• Woodruff played catch Friday and is scheduled to throw off a mound to a catcher on Saturday, which is progress.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2022
• On Monday, the 36-year-old right-handed threw off a mound for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair the labrum in his left hip.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
• But the overarching theme has been the same — learning how to throw off balance, or to adjust quickly in and out of the pocket.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
• Sunday was a short day for all pitchers, with nobody throwing off a mound.
  — Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024