How to Use the off in a Sentence

the off

noun
  • Someone has to shift over to the off-side.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Dogs are welcome, too, in the off-leash dog park.
    — Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • To build it is to hold the design, the roadmap and the off switch.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The three carried the young man down the off ramp to safety.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Adding wingers will also be high on the off-season to-do list.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Free agency is just the first phase of the off-season, though.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What the off week ahead brings, if anything, remains to be seen.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • But that’s when the off-the-field issues started to pile up.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Then, there is the off-field involvement.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Green buried the off-balance shot and turned it into a four-point play.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Hawkins said the off-the-court distractions did not spill over to the team.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2023
  • And with the off-day, he was deemed ready to play on Tuesday night.
    — Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • For the off-grid guys and those who love gadgets, this is the perfect watch.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • What stood out about this winter across the West was the off-the-charts warmth.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Read on to start planning your trip to Italy in the off season.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
  • And prices in the off-season are cheaper than in the high season.
    — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Morning coffee while your dog stretches its legs in the off-leash area.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In the off-season, fill it with extra blankets or dog toys.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Call ahead to inquire about the off-menu tomahawk steak.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Storms and slip-outs on the narrow trail are common in the off-season.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The loss has only added to the club’s woes, given the off-field turmoil.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The on-court drama matched the off-court storylines.
    — Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Social media was as present for the off-court stuff in this series as the on-court stuff.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Going into the off week with the win is really cool.
    — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Two artists watching over the museum while making their own work in the off hours.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And the off-planet version does not look like a building floating in space.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • So things are really going great in the off-field aspects of the sport.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • These add up and shift the transistor towards the off state, says Narukiyo.
    — Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Why is the off-season ending with so many injured players?
    — The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The start of the action has not meant the end of the off-pitch negotiation.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

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