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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After Will Smith lost a faceoff to Marcus Foligno deep in the Sharks’ zone, Declan Chisholm sent a pass over to Bogosian, whose shot toward the net went off Smith’s skate and past Vanecek at the 2:22 mark.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Once again, the 82-year-old's tireless battle against inanimate objects has reached the frontlines of the Hot Topics table, with Behar's cell phone going off on perhaps the most important day of The View's live political coverage.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Ellie breaks into the truck to take the necklace when the owner of the car storms out holding a baby and starts going off on her.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
During the formation lap, the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll went off at Turn 4 before beaching it in the gravel.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Once again, the 82-year-old's tireless battle against inanimate objects has reached the frontlines of the Hot Topics table, with Behar's cell phone going off on perhaps the most important day of The View's live political coverage.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Ellie breaks into the truck to take the necklace when the owner of the car storms out holding a baby and starts going off on her.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
During the formation lap, the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll went off at Turn 4 before beaching it in the gravel.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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