branch off
phrasal verb
branched off; branching off; branches off
: to separate from something and move in a different direction
The stream branched off to the left.
—often + fromStreets branch off from both sides of the highway.
Examples of branch off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The center of its body is white and slug-like with skinny yellow tentacles branching off.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Snakes may be quick to evolve into new forms, but people could be haphazardly pruning those buds and branches off the tree of life before they’ve even been spotted.
—Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Several other tombs branch off the same rock-cut patio.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
If the common ancestor lacked neurons, and neurons in most animals arose after ctenophores and sponges had already branched off, then the neurons in ctenophores must have evolved independently.
—Cara Giovanetti, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
The Khoisan bushmen of southern Africa, for example, have genes that branched off from all other human lineages long ago.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2010
The truck gathering will branch off and hold rallies in Arizona, California and Texas, the press release said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2024
Those will be joined by a tunnel, which branches off into the underground bunker, which has a living space and a mechanical room, as well as an escape hatch.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
To do so, the researchers relied on lineages that branched off from fish early in their history, like the gar, which has heavily armored scales and belongs to a lineage that originated in the Jurassic.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2023
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Snakes may be quick to evolve into new forms, but people could be haphazardly pruning those buds and branches off the tree of life before they’ve even been spotted.
—Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Several other tombs branch off the same rock-cut patio.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
If the common ancestor lacked neurons, and neurons in most animals arose after ctenophores and sponges had already branched off, then the neurons in ctenophores must have evolved independently.
—Cara Giovanetti, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
The Khoisan bushmen of southern Africa, for example, have genes that branched off from all other human lineages long ago.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2010
The truck gathering will branch off and hold rallies in Arizona, California and Texas, the press release said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2024
Those will be joined by a tunnel, which branches off into the underground bunker, which has a living space and a mechanical room, as well as an escape hatch.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
To do so, the researchers relied on lineages that branched off from fish early in their history, like the gar, which has heavily armored scales and belongs to a lineage that originated in the Jurassic.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2023
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“Branch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20off. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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