Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, but off of is an idiom, and idioms follow their own logic. Use of off of is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British English.
Examples of off of in a Sentence
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Officers were called to direct traffic off of I-70 at mile marker 202 — the West Lawrence exchange that leads to the University of Kansas campus — after a semi-truck crashed and blocked traffic up the road near mile marker 198, police said.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
So there’s always ways to undercut it, take the Hallmark off of it with things that feel a little bit more true to reality.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 June 2026
The Mets picked him up off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins, who acquired him after the Braves attempted a creative transition with apparent hopes of keeping him in their organization.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The Municipal Park Complex off of Raymaley Road is where the township's municipal offices are located along with the library, a fishing pond, dog park, skate park, pavilions, and nearly a dozen baseball fields.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
So there’s always ways to undercut it, take the Hallmark off of it with things that feel a little bit more true to reality.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 June 2026
The Mets picked him up off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins, who acquired him after the Braves attempted a creative transition with apparent hopes of keeping him in their organization.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The Municipal Park Complex off of Raymaley Road is where the township's municipal offices are located along with the library, a fishing pond, dog park, skate park, pavilions, and nearly a dozen baseball fields.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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