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

That probably isn’t too far off the mark, but any errors could starkly affect parliamentary seat allocations if redrawn. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026

The home side was slow off the mark to start the second period, and Cole Koepke helped Winnipeg regain the lead. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026

Trump, perhaps recognizing his initial assumptions were wildly off the mark, is now scrambling to reopen the strait by pressuring everybody from NATO to China to get more involved. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Most of the surveys circulated by Texas campaigns, universities and advocacy groups in the days and weeks leading up to the primary pointed to tight races or looming upsets in the major races, but several proved off the mark once ballots were counted. — Karen Brooks Harper austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for off the mark

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