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 Meanings and Examples of OFF
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
off
 ad.  at a distance in space or time
 ad.  no longer on or in contact or attached
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  The thatch had fallen in, the walls were unplastered, and the door was off its hinges.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
2  The infant had been placed with these good people to nurse: they were better off then.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
3  I had cast off all feeling, subdued all anguish, to riot in the excess of my despair.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
4  His voice faded off and Tom glanced impatiently around the garage.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
5  "Keep your hands off the lever," snapped the elevator boy.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
6  He jumped off to give me a better view.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
7  About five o'clock it was blue enough outside to snap off the light.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
8  Right off he did some work for a client of mine up to Albany.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  He took off his glasses and wiped them again outside and in.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
10  I didn't want to hear it and I avoided him when I got off the train.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
11  His setting off in such a hurry seems very like it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 14
12  The evening passed off in the equal indulgence of feeling.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16
13  "A good night for cutting off in," said Orlick.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV
14  This terrible threat caused the two women to fall off immediately.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XX
15  "If there is bad blood between you and them," said I, to soften it off a little.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXI
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  She jumped off the top board.
17  Show off your tan in this little white top.
18  The slightest touch will set off the alarm.
19  The company fought off tough competition.
20  Our house is a bit off the beaten track.
21  He went careering off down the track.
22  He peeled the bark off that tree.
23  I chopped a branch off the tree.
24  Please turn off the alarm clock.
25  Her baby rolled off the bed this morning.
26  The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV.
27  I don't knock off until six.
28  I hauled upon his hand and made him off the cliff.
29  Flick the dust off and we will use this table.
30  His voice trailed off into silence.