How to Use send-off in a Sentence

send-off

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  • Claude takes the men to a Thai strip club as a morbid send-off.
    — Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 26 May 2024
  • Sheridan said the send-off could take much longer, which is good news for fans.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Their last album as a band, Made in the A.M., is full of these kinds of final send-offs.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The send-off got mixed reviews from critics and fans alike.
    — Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • Consider it not just a sendup, but a send-off to this old cliché.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • Even some brands got in on the Oscars send-off music joke.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • To cap off their wedding weekend, Alaina and Arnold will host a send-off brunch.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Pair with apple cider donuts or pear fritters for a sweet send-off!
    — Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2023
  • He’s killed off in a senseless way—some could even say his send-off was screwed up and random and mean.
    — TIME, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Ozzy's son Jack, quipped about a send-off for his father.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • In his send-off, the Sun headlined his success at marbles.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
  • Rick Prime, meanwhile, gets a fitting send-off: Death by his own hand, or at least a version of it.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Yet, Teixeira’s gold finishes in all four of her events took the cake in just about as perfect of a send-off as there is.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Kathie Lee Gifford is back at Today for a very special send-off!
    — Esther Kang, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The flag send-off has become a tradition for Honor Flight Tri-State.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 27 May 2024
  • Elton John is giving the yellow brick road a real send-off.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Over on death row, the inmates gave Hancock a send-off — kicking their doors and filling the prison with the rumbling sound of a makeshift goodbye.
    — Emma Goldberg Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The owner wanted Lou to get as much love as possible for a proper send-off.
    — Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Americans will play a pair of send-off matches before leaving for France.
    — Anne M Peterson, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
  • Of course, Santangelo had planned the perfect send-off.
    — Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
  • Quite a debut for the program and a fitting send-off for seniors Ajacia Griffith and Lailah Hadley.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Unlike many stars of his vintage, there was no hint that this tour might be a farewell, but the closing section would be worthy of any send-off.
    — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Jin began his military enlistment at the close of 2022 with a sweet send-off from all six of his bandmates.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Jack Osbourne is giving two of his four daughters the ultimate school send-off!
    — Candace Ganger Powell, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Another wants to give its long-time manager the perfect send-off.
    — Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
  • After the send-off, Samantha Miller and Hutchinson, along with his nephew and brother-in-law, climbed into a golf cart to go to their rental property for the night.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
  • Patriots fans never got to offer Brady a proper send-off and salute.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Maria is having a bridal shower in two weeks and a send-off next month for her destination wedding.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The bears were given a warm send-off, with staff members cheering and waving banners as the trucks left the facility.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
  • These early scenes allow for a poignant send-off for Reddick, who recently died at age 60.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023

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