How to Use off of in a Sentence

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  • Don’t cut the stems off of the berry.
    — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Your voice kind of echoes off of i,t too.
    — Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Gets my mind off of the daily grind.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • That takes a lot of pressure off of her.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Don't trust people off of a whim.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That lifted a big weight off of him.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Or, perhaps, push me off of it.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Let this take some of the burden off of you.
    — Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Both shows are based off of book series.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • Made an impact both on the field and off of it.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • That was just two tenths off of the daily record.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • It is now anchored off of Africa.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
  • Good luck trying to wash that stink off of you in this day and age.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Mets couldn’t square anything up off of him.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
  • Nobody this spring has a hit off of either pitch.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Just a matter of building off of that.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Even the tools used to build the home ran off of solar power.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
  • How was writing lyrics without a group to bounce ideas off of?
    — Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Use a dry towel to buff any spots off of stainless steel.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • Use a dry towel to buff any spots off of stainless steel.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Just like, a weight lifted off of your shoulders.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • What does your perfect day off of work and filming look like?
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The audience — and the judges — couldn't take their eyes off of it.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 June 2025
  • Mitchem told me that cannabis has even helped her start weaning off of Zoloft.
    — Sarah Levy, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • There were two big plays off of it and two other sacks that happened off of it.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Using a sharp knife, cut the kernels off of 8 ears of corn.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
  • The state needs to get tougher on drug dealers and get hard substances off of our streets.
    — Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Knicks thrive off of his ability to score.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Is Ford going to run its supply chain off of these new tools?
    — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Call and Ohtani hit their home runs off of Gomber in the second.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025

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