off the mark

phrase

: not accurate or correct : not achieving the desired result

Their estimates were completely off the mark.

His efforts to console her were off the mark.

Examples of off the mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the cutesy play call on first-and-goal at the 1 — the one that put the interception in play in the first place -- was completely off the mark. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026

Jason isn’t off the mark as Swift’s Folklore album cover features a black-and-white image of the singer standing in the woods with tall trees surrounding her. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

Kent missed a 34-yard attempt late in the second quarter, which sailed way off the mark four snaps after missing a 37-yarder negated by an offsides penalty. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

But even if Hegel’s interpretation would have seemed off the mark to him, Antigone and Creon are too complex to reduce to a schematic argument. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for off the mark

• disembark
• matriarch
• meadowlark
• patriarch
• watermark
• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark