How to Use spin-off in a Sentence

spin-off

1 of 2 noun
  • The next Game of Thrones (GoT) spin-off isn’t until 2025.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The second season of The Game of Thrones spin-off will premiere on June 16.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But she’s got a lot more lore to the world she’s built, teasing a spin-off series.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 June 2025
  • This season of the spin-off franchise has switched up the format.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 12 May 2025
  • Even the chocolate bar’s spin-offs have turned into a trend.
    Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Watching the original show and spin-off in my 30s has been a mixed bag.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Could this mean there may be an American spin-off of the Squid Game franchise on the cards?
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • Spencer appeared on a few episodes of The Fosters and its spin-off show, Good Trouble.
    Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Kaling hasn't totally shut down the idea of doing a spin-off.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
  • The news also comes with talk of a spin-off, though no details are given.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • The spin-off prequel showcases the day in which the monstrous aliens land on Earth, and the chaos that leads to the events of the mainline story.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
  • This is the skin of a spin-off, Bella – or possibly a reboot.
    Destiny Johnson | Djohnson@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The spin-off depicts how the alien apocalypse seen in the original films first came about.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Stamped at the top of the website is a spin-off of Trump's campaign logo, with Haley's name below Trump's.
    Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • By contrast, a spin-off made for U.S. audiences in 2018 flopped.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
  • The Power Rangers have since appeared in four feature films and more than 25 tv series spin-offs.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The group’s smart logistics spin-off, Cainiao, operates the hub.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The dedicated Brit food spot is the standalone spin-off of the secret menu in a Short Pump Thai restaurant.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Before the spin-off though, there's a whole season of Virgin River to enjoy.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Bear is back with new episodes, and the latest Star Wars spin-off is already making waves, so there’s plenty to dive into.
    Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
  • As with a spin-off of a popular TV show, the next iteration of a beloved skin-care product has a lot to live up to.
    Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Parkers was a spin-off of Moesha, which starred Brandy as the title character and ran for six seasons.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Citadel is getting a season 2 and there are at least those two spin-offs happening.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Mizuho said DuPont is worth $110 on a sum-of-the-parts basis and the discount will narrow as the company progresses through the spin-off process.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The latter being an issue with the Robot Damashii spin-off series Ver.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • But Martin has been working on the novel for thirteen years, as fans seethe and spin-offs accrue.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
  • Since its initial release, the film has had sequels, spin-offs, and even a musical.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Even after 10 movies, plus a spin-off, there’s still nothing quite like a Fast & Furious car.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
  • In 2020, with a batch of firings, the couple exited the show and went on to costar in their spin-off series Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky.
    Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • The spin-off of the classic chalupa was first released last July, McClatchy News reported.
    Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025

spin off

2 of 2 verb
  • The collision caused the van to spin off the road and the Pathfinder to roll over.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Sometimes that means the hoops spin off on their own or hit her in the head.
    Kim Richters, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The split-second when the ceramic pot spins off the wheel and splats on the ground.
    Karen Rinaldi, Glamour, 22 May 2019
  • And then a lot of circumstances are going to take over in the spin off.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The next came in Lap 69 when Clay Greenfield spun off Turn 4 and hit the inside wall.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The show will spin off 2019's Captain Marvel movie and see a slate of A-list stars.
    Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The first one was spun off me watching my own daughter.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The two cars spun off course and Power slammed into a concrete wall.
    Steve Megargee, ajc, 17 June 2023
  • He’s brought to Villiam’s manor house and left there, at which point Lapvona — both the town and the novel — spin off-kilter.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
  • Not surprisingly, the falcons were gone, but a goshawk came off the rocks next to the nest and spun off down canyon.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Neff could somehow spin off her own series, right in the middle of this one.
    Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Checking into the game at the 8:58 mark of the fourth quarter, Wade missed his lone shot attempt -- a layup that spun off the rim.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Thank you @TelevisionAcad for recognizing our Late Night show and the spin off shows it’s spawned.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2018
  • These survival skills utilized in the show will be the main focus of its new spin off series.
    al, 4 Aug. 2022
  • She could be spun off into her own series, a kind of Dance Moms with a priceless tiara and a throne as the prizes.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Chemours, which spun off from the DuPont Co. in 2015, is the world's largest producer of one of those chemicals.
    Fox News, 27 June 2018
  • One Direction becomes the first group to spin off three soloists each with No.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2017
  • On one play, Sexton drove into the lane and spun off Tremont Waters.
    Cameron Fields, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The driving app Waze, for example, would be spun off from Google.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2019
  • The whole thing played out on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and its various spin offs, for the world to see.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 5 June 2019
  • The Polestar 2 will be the first all-electric vehicle from Polestar, a sub-brand spun off Volvo.
    Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2019
  • Chances are pretty good that Wolf won't give up on finding new ways to spin off the L&O from the mothership.
    Lynette Rice, EW.com, 15 July 2021
  • First, the Permanent Fund alone won't be able to sustainably spin off the money the state needs.
    Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2018
  • That means the company could sell or spin off the chain, which has also long been struggling.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The studio has also had global subscriber growth at Starz, which could be the subject of a sale of spin off.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Of course, some of our favorite characters from the trilogy will reprise their roles for the new spin off.
    Maggie Horton, Country Living, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The pressure is on as the British company prepares to spin off its consumer unit this month.
    James Paton, Fortune, 3 July 2022
  • This move to spin off this business makes sense for J&J, making the stock more attractive.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • The deal leaves open the door to further management changes at HPE or spinning off parts of the company.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 July 2025
  • The foundry business, currently dragging on margins and perception, could be spun off or divested entirely.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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