How to Use send-off in a Sentence
send-off
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            Claude takes the men to a Thai strip club as a morbid send-off.
                        
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 26 May 2024
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            Sheridan said the send-off could take much longer, which is good news for fans.
                        
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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            Their last album as a band, Made in the A.M., is full of these kinds of final send-offs.
                        
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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            The send-off got mixed reviews from critics and fans alike.
                        
—Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
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            Consider it not just a sendup, but a send-off to this old cliché.
                        
—Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
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            Even some brands got in on the Oscars send-off music joke.
                        
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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            To cap off their wedding weekend, Alaina and Arnold will host a send-off brunch.
                        
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
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            There would be no send-off in Sydney, the site of so many farewells of legendary cricketers over the years.
                        
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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            Tracey is proud of her for choosing that ballet as her send-off.
                        
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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            Customers flocked to the spot the next day for an emotional send-off to Jim-Denny’s.
                        
—Michael McGough July 12, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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            Pair with apple cider donuts or pear fritters for a sweet send-off!
                        
—Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2023
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            He’s killed off in a senseless way—some could even say his send-off was screwed up and random and mean.
                        
—TIME, 14 Mar. 2024
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            Meanwhile, Ozzy's son Jack, quipped about a send-off for his father.
                        
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
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            In his send-off, the Sun headlined his success at marbles.
                        
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
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            Rick Prime, meanwhile, gets a fitting send-off: Death by his own hand, or at least a version of it.
                        
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
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            Yet, Teixeira’s gold finishes in all four of her events took the cake in just about as perfect of a send-off as there is.
                        
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2024
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            Kathie Lee Gifford is back at Today for a very special send-off!
                        
—Esther Kang, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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            The flag send-off has become a tradition for Honor Flight Tri-State.
                        
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 27 May 2024
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            Elton John is giving the yellow brick road a real send-off.
                        
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
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            Over on death row, the inmates gave Hancock a send-off — kicking their doors and filling the prison with the rumbling sound of a makeshift goodbye.
                        
—Emma Goldberg Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
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            The owner wanted Lou to get as much love as possible for a proper send-off.
                        
—Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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            The Americans will play a pair of send-off matches before leaving for France.
                        
—Anne M Peterson, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
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            After a send-off celebration in port near Santa Cruz, the friends threw off the lines and headed south.
                        
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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            Of course, Santangelo had planned the perfect send-off.
                        
—Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
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            Quite a debut for the program and a fitting send-off for seniors Ajacia Griffith and Lailah Hadley.
                        
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2023
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            Trump hosted a friendly send-off for Musk before the two men later turned against each other.
                        
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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            Unlike many stars of his vintage, there was no hint that this tour might be a farewell, but the closing section would be worthy of any send-off.
                        
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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            Jin began his military enlistment at the close of 2022 with a sweet send-off from all six of his bandmates.
                        
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2023
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            Jack Osbourne is giving two of his four daughters the ultimate school send-off!
                        
—Candace Ganger Powell, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
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            Owners could invite friends and family to come over for a final send-off.
                        
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
 
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