make off

verb

made off; making off; makes off

intransitive verb

: to leave in haste
Phrases
make off with
: to take away
especially : grab, steal

Examples of make off in a Sentence

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The attackers also made off with the personal data of an unknown number of customers. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025 Thieves broke into the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and made off with samples of raw gold worth about $700,000, officials have said, the latest in a wave of heists hitting cultural institutions across France. Peter Guo, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 The suspect reportedly made off with between $10,000 and $20,000 in cash, per WFTV. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 Police spotted an all-terrain farm vehicle with two people on it making off down a gravel road that led back towards Marokopa. Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for make off

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of make off was circa 1680

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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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