How to Use off duty in a Sentence

off duty

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  • We were told she was hired in 2025, remains employed, but is currently off duty.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • When off duty, Jimmy enjoys neighborhood walks and checking in with his neighbors, depuities said.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Rafael Jones has served more than a decade of a life sentence for the death of Moses Walker, who police say was shot and killed while off duty during a botched robbery.
    Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The remains of two Army soldiers who went missing while off duty from military exercises in Morocco were recovered in May, according to the Army.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The Upper West Side Claremont’s Pizza is Owen’s place of work and makes several appearances throughout the film, both when Owen is at work and off duty.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

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