right off

adverb

Examples of right off in a Sentence

he had just gotten married when he was shipped right off to war
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The first challenge booted someone right off the bat when 1,000 balloons dropped from the ceiling above the contestants but only 99 had flower leis inside. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025 Coat any poles as well as the top of bird feeders with WD-40 so that squirrels will slide right off. Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025 The moon passes from the solar disk This inverted solar portrait was captured during the waning partial phase, as the moon slipped left to right off the sun's disk in the wake of the eclipse maximum. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025 The tone for the night was set right off the hop as Vargas and company needed only 45 seconds to score on the game’s opening possession via a 28-yard pass to Stefanovich. Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right off

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right off was in 1771

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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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