How to Use off the mark in a Sentence

off the mark

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• So how did a story that was off the mark come to be taken as truth?
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2021
• Baraga was poised to grab the lead but its 3-point attempt was off the mark.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2022
• Even if that teen is hoping to lose weight, that little amount of food is way off the mark.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
• But Tatum’s game-tying shot attempt at the buzzer was way off the mark.
  — Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
• However, futures pricing has been well off the mark for most of the year.
  — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
• These new doodads are often flashy, but always seem a little off the mark.
  — James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
• Guzmán said the stereotype that Germans are stand-offish is way off the mark.
  — Soudi Jiménezescritor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
• Several of his passes were way off the mark – either too short, too wide or too high.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
• The only pass truly off the mark was a deep out to Richardson’s left that sailed high.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• The Cougars had one last chance, but a halfcourt heave by Bamgboye was off the mark.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 2022
• Davis darned near forced a third overtime, but his corner three-pointer with two seconds left was off the mark.
  — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2022
• In the prelims, Rowe was within eight hundredths of a second off the mark.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
• For a quarterback who makes his living off short passes, Goff is off the mark on far too many throws.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2021
• Three of those games were won by double-digits, and SRV was one point off the mark.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• But really off the mark in terms of the power of Russia and the power of the troops.
  — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2023
• Friedman reads those theories, and says some of the fan speculation is not far off the mark.
  — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 May 2023
• His shotgun snaps are consistently off the mark, forcing Maye to take his eyes off the field.
  — Chad Graff, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
• Even in places like Britain with reliable data, forecasts have often been far off the mark.
  — Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
• Morris’ throw, though, was also off the mark and skipped into left field, bringing Herman home.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
• Macaulay Porter, a spokeswoman for Youngkin, said polling has been consistently off the mark.
  — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2022
• Indiana had one last chance, but Ali Patberg's 3-pointer was off the mark.
  — Doug Feinberg, ajc, 25 Nov. 2021
• Jackson’s pass to Mark Andrews was a little off the mark, and the star tight end was unable to haul the pass in.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
• When Jacee Garza put down a sacrifice bunt, the throw was off the mark, putting runners at second and third with no outs.
  — Joseph Myers, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Southwest further noted that the bogus anniversary claim was about 18 years off the mark.
  — Dan Carson, Chron, 23 May 2022
• Shi talked up Wolves’ transfer business and, in terms of raw numbers, his 90 per cent claim might not be too far off the mark.
  — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
• Some have likened it to the Netflix drama Adolescence, but that’s actually wide off the mark.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
• The home side was slow off the mark to start the second period, and Cole Koepke helped Winnipeg regain the lead.
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
• Skyy Clark’s three-pointer was well off the mark with about eight minutes left in the game, giving fans another chance to unleash more vitriol.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
• In other words, criticism that the pipeline will merely substitute for the Ukraine transit line is simply off the mark.
  — Morena Skalamera, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2015
• Spotrac had projected him to be worth $138 million over six years, so the two projections aren't too far off the mark from each other.
  — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025