How to Use come off in a Sentence

come off

verb
  • Many of those came off the bounce.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Then, once again, the wheels came off.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Not too many cars have doors that come off.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • As the tar was peeled away, flesh came off in strips.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Smith came off the bench to draw a walk and reload the bases.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
  • That might come off as a little dark.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • So, to have that kind of weapon to come off the bench is big.
    — Doyle Rader, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • This was the point where my shoes came off and the snacks came out.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The goal came off the scoreboard.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Those profits came off our backs.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Stocks are coming off a mixed week.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • As each is made, others should come off.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 May 2026
  • Achane just came off the best year of his career.
    — Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
  • San Diego State comes off a bye week.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Ward was caught once this spring on a play when his hand came off the bag.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Very few needles will come off in your hand if the tree is fresh.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The key is to have no cost come off on the locals in the area.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • The Toreros are coming off a bye.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Once in Boston the leash came off.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There was a small spot where the paint had come off entirely.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • For the first time this season, Oubre will come off the bench.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
  • There, Smith’s back foot came off the dish for a moment.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Oh, and then Shamet came off the bench and added 14 points.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • The three exchanged fist bumps coming off the field.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Still, the most important progress may have come off the field.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Snuggerud’s is more hard and comes off weirder.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Estrada was coming off a tough night.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Her appearances rarely came off as forced.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • In total, just six of their 23 points didn’t come off turnovers.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022

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