How to Use see off in a Sentence

see off

verb
  • The value can be seen off the court too.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Jimenez saw off three challenges and found the net in front of an ecstatic away end.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Only three have ever been seen off-center.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Bloomberg’s tools have seen off lots of rivals since its founding back in 1981.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • If all the ice melted, sea levels would rise by more than 7 meters, seeing off major cities and some entire countries.
    — Lara Williams, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But Salah was back on time on Sunday with a 95th-minute penalty to see off Burnley.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Hagers saw off another great year and prepared to ring in 2020 all together.
    — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • Commercial vessels are seen off the coast of Dubai on April 20, 2026.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This is a time when many clubs look for a shot in the arm — a physiological boost, to help see off fatigue among their other players and inspire belief.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Rookie punter Jeremy Crawshaw shanked his first four punts, and delivered one of the worst boots anyone will ever see off the side of his foot.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Smith has been outstanding in the slips (his own catch to see off Jacks in Brisbane was equally stunning as anything Labuschagne mustered).
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Many within Labour think the only way to get the government back on track and to see off the threats from the right and the left is for Starmer to go — and as soon as possible.
    — ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Forest themselves are through to the Europa League quarter-finals but needed penalties to see off Midtjylland last night.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Marshall sees off-channel as a means to reduce the impact of the industry’s intentional overproduction.
    — Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Gabriel Martinelli scored his first senior hat-trick as Arsenal saw off Portsmouth in the FA Cup third round.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Against a relegation-battling Burnley, Chelsea should have been able to see off Scott Parker’s side without needing to hit top gear.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Starmer appears to have seen off any immediate leadership challenge for now, and will hope that today’s pomp, pageantry and policy agenda can shift attention away from the current crisis.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • Vessels are seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on May 21, 2026.
    — Sam Meredith,justina Lee,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 May 2026
  • The 1-0 first-leg advantage earned in Lisbon was enough to see off Sporting CP after a goalless second leg at the Emirates.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • West Ham saw off competition from Newcastle United and Napoli for the defender’s signature, handing him a seven-year deal that still has five years to run.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Under his leadership, Arsenal saw off the challenge of Real Madrid and Chelsea to sign the Ecuadorian Quintero twins.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The artwork on the catamaran’s hull depicts a pod of humpback whales swimming alongside bottlenose dolphins, marine mammals regularly seen off Orange County’s coast.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Nigeria beat Greece to top the group and Bulgaria saw off an Argentina team missing the legendary Diego Maradona, who had sensationally failed a doping test.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • Madrid saw off interest in the Spain international from their city rivals Atletico, while his boyhood club Barcelona had also been monitoring the left-back, who turns 28 next month.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Deepwater Horizon came close to destroying the population of the Rice’s whale, most often seen off the coast of the Florida Panhandle — but in the past decade, barely seen at all.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Kansas City will see off-and-on rain and cooler-than-usual weather this weekend as a sluggish storm system moves through the region, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Dusky sharks — which were spotted attacking seals off Nantucket in the past — have also been seen off Orleans’ Nauset Beach, where great white sharks are frequently spotted during the summer and fall.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
  • Khamenei saw off opponents at home while extending Tehran’s power across the Middle East via a network of proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Khamenei saw off opponents at home while extending Tehran’s power across the Middle East via a network of proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
    — semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026

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