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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Read more: Steelers QB Mason Rudolph Receives Bad News After Preseason Finale Harmon was expected to be a potential starter right off the bat for the Steelers. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s. Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025 The Diamondbacks appeared to put the game away in the seventh on Adrian Del Castillo’s two-run homer to right off reliever Nick Anderson’s 2-2 curveball. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025 The terrorist group also siphoned a certain amount of aid right off the bat, before the truckloads could be delivered to the warehouses. Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.

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