go off
verb
went off; gone off; going off; goes off
Examples of go off in a Sentence
specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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The fundamental problem in streaming is these shows that people get hooked on then go off the air for two and a half years.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Troopers then found the driver of the car that went off the embankment.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Satisfied, the men secured their ropes to the top of the roof and went off the edge.
—Jake Offenhartz, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The kids were asleep in their bedrooms right across the hall when the gun went off.
—Jason Pohl, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Troopers then found the driver of the car that went off the embankment.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Satisfied, the men secured their ropes to the top of the roof and went off the edge.
—Jake Offenhartz, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The kids were asleep in their bedrooms right across the hall when the gun went off.
—Jason Pohl, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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