throw off
verb
threw off; thrown off; throwing off; throws off
1
3
: to produce in an offhand manner : execute with speed or facility
some little … tune that the composer had thrown off—
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a
: to cause to depart from an expected or desired course
mistakes threw his calculations off a bit
b
: to cause to make a mistake : mislead
Examples of throw off in a Sentence
the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot
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She was so thrown off with how forceful Selena was being; everything happened so fast.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 7 July 2025
The House narrowly passed the bill last month, and Senate Republicans have since been working to put their mark on the legislation, treading carefully so as not to throw off the delicate balance in the lower chamber.
—Kaia Hubbard
june 29, CBS News, 29 June 2025
An 18-year-old woman was fighting for her life after being thrown off the back of a moped during a Bronx crash early Saturday — a crash her heartless moped driver raced away from, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
Defense attorneys, however, took issue with the possibility that Juror No. 6 might be thrown off the panel.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 June 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 7 July 2025
The House narrowly passed the bill last month, and Senate Republicans have since been working to put their mark on the legislation, treading carefully so as not to throw off the delicate balance in the lower chamber.
—Kaia Hubbard
june 29, CBS News, 29 June 2025
An 18-year-old woman was fighting for her life after being thrown off the back of a moped during a Bronx crash early Saturday — a crash her heartless moped driver raced away from, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
Defense attorneys, however, took issue with the possibility that Juror No. 6 might be thrown off the panel.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 June 2025
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20off. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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