Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, a comment that is irrelevant because off of is an idiom. It is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British.
Examples of off of in a Sentence
Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The charging hub, located east of the 5 Freeway off of South Claudina Street, expands the agency’s ability to charge its electric vehicles as its leaders plan to buy more in the coming years.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2024
In some cases, police forcefully pulled protesters off of encampments.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
According to The Associated Press, CBS refused to run advertising for the movie, which was based off of Mapes’ memoir Truth and Duty.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
The cardboard getting moved off of the cup is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
There are people that make their living off of TikTok as social influencers.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
The legislation would also impose sanctions on Iran, and another provision would allow for the selling off of frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine's fight.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2024
To my mind, there’s no way around it: Our best odds of avoiding catastrophic warming lie in building off of an imperfect status quo.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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