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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Shortly after disappearing together, Elizabeth and Cummins went off the grid.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Empower your team to embrace change and shift gears quickly when plans go off track.
—Natasha Cox, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Against all his better judgment (and narrative logic), a bloodied Nate goes off to hunt them down and save Sherry.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The pet ended up hitting the trigger, the gun went off and the man was grazed in his upper left thigh, police said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Empower your team to embrace change and shift gears quickly when plans go off track.
—Natasha Cox, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Against all his better judgment (and narrative logic), a bloodied Nate goes off to hunt them down and save Sherry.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The pet ended up hitting the trigger, the gun went off and the man was grazed in his upper left thigh, police said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go off
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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