How to Use come off in a Sentence
come off
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All the while, though, the glow was coming off the atom.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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So, to have that kind of weapon to come off the bench is big.
—Doyle Rader, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
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This was the point where my shoes came off and the snacks came out.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
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In the past 20 drafts, a passer has come off the board first 15 times.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
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For the fourth straight game, Curry will come off the bench.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2022
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For the first time this season, Oubre will come off the bench.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
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Jason Heyward came off the bench to triple in the eighth and homer in the ninth.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
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Eleven have come off wrist shots and four on snap shots.
—New York Times, 22 Dec. 2021
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The Zips drew up a play for Ali Ali to come off a screen for a three-point shot.
—Stephen Means, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2021
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Trey Lyles came off the bench to post 22 points and six rebounds.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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This would mark the first time this season White will come off the bench.
—Jamal Collier, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2021
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As the year wore on, though, the bloom started to come off the NFT rose in a big way.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2022
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To come off the bench and hit what proves to be the game-winning blast to help pick up the first win of the year?
—Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2022
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This year’s crop of tight ends could come off the board in a rush in the second and third rounds.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2022
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From there, Hawaii never let their foot come off the gas.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022
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Very few needles will come off in your hand if the tree is fresh.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021
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Of course, the Courage weren’t coming off a midweek match.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
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In total, just six of their 23 points didn’t come off turnovers.
—Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
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And this is where Profile‘s fast-spinning wheels come off.
—Jessica Kiang, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2021
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Montoya started the first game of the season, but has since come off the bench.
—Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2022
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Guard Jacob Gilyard does not come off the court and is a menace on both sides of the floor.
—Xl Media, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
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There was a small spot where the paint had come off entirely.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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For the year, Calhoun the ball has come off the bat at an average of 90.2 mph.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2021
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Four have come off his bat at 95 mph or harder, each on a line or in the air.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2021
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Some invite you to hitch your star to their wagon, and then the wheels come off.
—Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
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This was just the third time in 113 career playoff games he’s been asked to come off the bench.
—C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2022
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Both players, though, come off the ball well and have shown good speed on the perimeter.
—Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 31 July 2021
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That might come off as a little dark.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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Udogie came off in the second half at Old Trafford after pulling up while running down the left wing.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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The 22-year-old Gu jumped at the chance to talk about her suit after coming off the course.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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