come off (as)

verb

Definition of come off (as)next
as in to seem
to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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  1. seem
  2. look
  3. feel
  4. sound
Verb
  • The largest concentration of outages seems to be in New York City.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Those three players, all locker room leaders in their own ways, seemed to agree their team is working through a real rut.
    Jay King, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of seem
Verb
  • Meyers on Saturday posted a black-and-white photo of Shyer and her looking at each other smiling on Instagram.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But with returning cast galore and a few new faces in tow, one thing’s for sure, this one looks set to thrill.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of look
Verb
  • Jones and her older and younger colleagues across the WNBA feel driven to ensure that 2024 isn’t a one-off but the start of a steadily rising tide.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk felt his death was the ideal way to conclude Season 2.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of feel
Verb
  • Meanwhile, new business models are thriving, built atop Bitcoin as digital money - a concept that, ironically, sounds almost too simple to succeed?
    Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • That includes nearly $30 billion in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as officials have sounded alarm over the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund in recent months.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of sound
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