come off
verb
came off; come off; coming off; comes off
2
: succeed
His plans to start a business never came off.
4
US, informal
—used in phrases like where do you come off? to express anger or annoyance at what someone has said or done
Marie was bent over the table now, reading, her piping girlish voice hot with indignation. "Where does she come off, anyway?"—
T. Coraghessan Boyle
T. Coraghessan Boyle1
: to have recently completed or recovered from
coming off a good year
2
: to have recently stopped using (an illegal drug)
an addict who is coming off heroin
Examples of come off in a Sentence
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been “just dating” for years
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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The second didn’t go nearly as well for Bussi as Karlsson and Howden scored on two of the Golden Knights’ six shots in the period to tie the score at 3-3 heading into the third, the tying goal coming off a Seth Jarvis turnover and a couple of poor defensive plays by Sean Walker and K’Andre Miller.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Two-time Oscar nominee Van Sant is coming off of Dead Man’s Wire, his crime thriller starring Bill Skarsgård, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 June 2026
This year, Love Island USA, coming off two years of culture-defining summers, has done just that.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2026
The Sparks are coming off an 89-72 victory over the Portland Fire on Sunday, which ended the team’s three-game losing streak.
—John Davis, Daily News, 9 June 2026
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Two-time Oscar nominee Van Sant is coming off of Dead Man’s Wire, his crime thriller starring Bill Skarsgård, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 June 2026
This year, Love Island USA, coming off two years of culture-defining summers, has done just that.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2026
The Sparks are coming off an 89-72 victory over the Portland Fire on Sunday, which ended the team’s three-game losing streak.
—John Davis, Daily News, 9 June 2026
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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