specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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The game went off script early for the Mets.—Will Sammon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 Suddenly, fireworks started going off overhead.—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025 Other vaccines are timed to offer community protection before children go off to school.—Sony Salzman, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025 So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong.—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go off
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