head off
verb
headed off; heading off; heads off
: to go to another place
See you later—I'm heading off to work.
Examples of head off in a Sentence
if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Congress heads off on a two-week recess with no deal.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The voice-over exchange on racial identity is played as obvious parody — the satire screaming its head off in case anyone should question the play’s point of view.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Congress heads off on a two-week recess with no deal.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The voice-over exchange on racial identity is played as obvious parody — the satire screaming its head off in case anyone should question the play’s point of view.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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