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

On October 12, 2025, armed and masked thieves broke into the museum and made off with cash from the register and at least one watch. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reports that the thieves made off with roughly 30 artworks, all belonging to the company’s owner Mauro Lilli. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026

Police say the two men made off with around $17,000 in merchandise after breaking into the Lululemon store. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

But the hauls weren’t always the same; in one of them the thieves made off only with a fake diamond worth less than $200. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 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