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 + from

Streets branch off from both sides of the highway.

Examples of branch off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the case is branching off into some new directions. —Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026

The Hulu showed branched off from Carola Lovering’s book after season one, and it had been widely assumed that the show would come to a close after its third season. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026

So their branching off into entertainment is really smart, especially in the Image Awards period, because so many perceptions are formed through entertainment. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026

According to project maps shared with local officials, the pipeline would extend from an existing line in Lake County, branching off about halfway between Interstate 94 and Route 45, north of Rosecrans Road. —Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for branch off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff