off guard

phrase

: in an unprepared or unsuspecting state

Her angry response caught me off guard.

Examples of off guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Arora expected the host galaxies to impart some irregularities on the streams, but the sheer number caught him off guard. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

The scale of the devastation difficult to grasp after that wall of water caught everyone off guard, crashing into entire villages. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Milton's kicker appeared to be caught off guard, and the play fell apart on a turnover on downs. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

On that note, when Mercury squares Uranus, unexpected facts or news could catch us off guard. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for off guard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard