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

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

From the outside, the timing was way off the mark, but the truth is that so much in life doesn't arrive at our doorsteps with perfect timing. — Wayne Elsey, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Red Sox third baseman Caleb Durbin made a nice diving stop, but his throw to first was a little off the mark and Vargas reached on an infield hit. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for off the mark

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