make off

verb

made off; making off; makes off

intransitive verb

: to leave in haste

see also:

make off with

Examples of make off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So, if someone were to break down the apartment’s door and make off with a big-screen TV, jewelry and cash, the tenant’s insurance would cover those losses while the landlord’s policy would cover the damage to the door. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

His girlfriend, a 31-year-old woman identified only by her last name, Arroyo, told police the couple was tied up and confined to a small room while two men made off with valuables from the residence and their car, a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, Surfer Magazine reported. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026

Yes, individual companies have gone bust trying to make off-site happen at scale. —Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026

The suspect is accused of smashing a window at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, in the early hours of Friday morning, before making off with the ancient haul. —Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for make off

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