go off
verb
went off; gone off; going off; goes off
Examples of go off in a Sentence
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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As in the Derby, Sovereignty went off at Saratoga as a slight second-favorite at 5-2, behind Journalism, the (nominal) Belmont favorite who had gone off at 2-1.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Scorch marks in the intersection outside the Home Depot on Alondra Boulevard show where flash bang grenades went off.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Pashley stayed in Connecticut for college, but in 2009, Brian went off to Temple University in Philadelphia.
—Tyler Hicks, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
In any case, the Trump administration is now famous for hitting a policy start button, seeing smoke and then, when alarms go off, reversing position.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Scorch marks in the intersection outside the Home Depot on Alondra Boulevard show where flash bang grenades went off.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Pashley stayed in Connecticut for college, but in 2009, Brian went off to Temple University in Philadelphia.
—Tyler Hicks, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
In any case, the Trump administration is now famous for hitting a policy start button, seeing smoke and then, when alarms go off, reversing position.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for go off
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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