How to Use head off in a Sentence

head off

verb
  • Maybe cut the head off the snake.
    — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Her dad was ready to cut my head off.
    — Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Does somebody trip at one point and blow their own head off?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Hunt briefly shook, gasped and raised his head off the gurney.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
  • Congress heads off on a two-week recess with no deal.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The whole point is in and out, enjoyment, laugh your head off, and get some thrills.
    — Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Deutch called out as Depp prepared to head off into the night.
    — Sam Sussman, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Things can blow your head off for all different kinds of reasons.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
  • When asked if rules could head off the worst risks, Hinton was direct.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Google has tried to head off any problems by changing where the data is stored.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The ship will dock with the gas depot, fuel up, and head off toward the moon.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Like, to have Hughie kick A-Train’s head off would’ve been nuts.
    — Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Lift the cap and burner head off the stove and submerge them in warm, soapy water.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • William bawled his head off from the moment that the photo op started to the end of it.
    — Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Get a head start on heading off mosquitoes.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The moody space feels well-suited for a nightcap before heading off to bed.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After a long day of catching up over white wine, Laurie heads off to bed first.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Boutte dropped the pass after hitting his head off the turf, and Humphrey didn’t bring in the ball.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Watch live above as the crew heads off to the final frontier, and read on to learn more about their historic liftoff.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Slotkin said her legislation could have headed off that split.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
  • When your kid heads off to college, there's a whole new world for the new young adult – and the parent – to traverse.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
  • To create the costume, Sisto took a sheep onesie and cut the head off of it.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Price and her dogs then ran from the area while the bear headed off in the opposite direction.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The more eyes watching out for problems, the better the chance to head off a disaster.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Roth had chopped the head off a mannequin on set and filled it with spaghetti — gluten free, for Greenblatt.
    — EW.com, 24 July 2024
  • Ooh, this one is of a homicidal purple alien chainsawing my child’s head off.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The 4-year-old is heading off to school this year, but his mama isn't exactly ready for it.
    — Hedy Phillips, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Hoosiers headed off to work this morning may want to check their local road conditions first.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Maybe seeing Taylor Swift yelling her head off at a football game will do the trick.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Some of us headed off to bed; for others, another movie beckoned.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026

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