How to Use offshoot in a Sentence
offshoot
noun- The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.
-
Dig a small hole in the soil for the offshoot.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
-
Not at this offshoot of a local chain.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
-
The little offshoots are like their city streets.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
-
The case is an offshoot of a bigger probe filled with intrigue.
—Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 7 Feb. 2022
-
Firmly press the soil around the offshoot to secure it in place.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
-
That variant is an offshoot of the omicron strain that emerged late last year.
—Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2022
-
This sound derives from gorenoise, the heavy rock offshoot that’s been going for decades.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
-
But basically the show is an offshoot of that game set in the same sort of world.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
-
And offshoots of the crime will continue to grow even with Price in prison.
—Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2023
-
The base plant should begin sending out offshoots within two to three weeks.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
-
Most need about two years to grow a mature plant with an offshoot or two and then settle down to flower and fruit.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
-
The weapons and shield forge a fascinating offshoot from the combat of the first two games.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
-
Mulch too close to the trunk can also confuse the tree or shrub into growing new roots or offshoots.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
-
The offshoot also had applied for a credit.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
-
There are overarching acronyms, sub acronyms and offshoot acronyms.
—Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
-
Use your fingers to separate the bulb offshoots from the mother bulb.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
-
The problem here bounces back to an offshoot of the original question.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2022
-
Use the leaves, stems or offshoots, letting any of these plant parts dry and heal for a few day before potting them up.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2020
-
This is called the coastline paradox, an offshoot of Zeno’s paradox.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
-
Apes are the most recent offshoot of the primate family tree, and one of the less diverse.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2019
-
Leeds hosts an offshoot of the Bank of England, as well as a new state investment bank.
—Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022
-
Wadyka explains that the item is an offshoot of the corset, made to constrict, conceal, and whittle.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2022
-
The dance music there changed with the era’s tastes — disco in the early days, techno and its offshoots later on.
—Curbed, 11 Dec. 2023
-
The offshoot of the natural wine movement is wine is no longer the exclusive province of the wealthy.
—Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2019
-
Aloe vera is a plant best reserved for propagating through offshoots.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
-
The business is a natural offshoot.
—London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
-
Bateman stepped up in his place, ultimately forming an offshoot group.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
-
Imagine those weapons had fallen into the hands of this offshoot of Al-Qaeda.
—Meredith Wolf Schizer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
-
Tony & Ziva offshoot the studio has coming up on Paramount+.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'offshoot.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
