kissed off

past tense of kiss off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of kissed off Olwan crossed midfield all alone, caught up to Noor Alrawabdeh’s long pass, dribbled down the left wing, breached the penalty box, cut past defender Philipp Leinhart, then, from some 15 yards, curled a shot that kissed off the inside of the right post. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 His numbers may look ordinary (15 points on 5-of-13 shooting) but those two spot-up 3s and beautiful baby-jumper pullup that kissed off the glass got San Antonio out of an offensive rut. Christian Clark, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 After the ball kissed off the glass and went in, the 7-footer smiled broadly. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kissed off
Verb
  • These men never anticipated being dumped in a New Jersey ditch so far from home.
    Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Younger artists were nipping at her heels, and her record company dumped her.
    Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Gibson Dunn, an external law firm, investigated and dismissed Love’s complaints.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Unfortunately, some of my academic and clinical colleagues have dismissed this approach.
    David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Boeing did not make it past the probationary period when in January 2024, the rear door on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane blew off midair.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day some 34 years ago when Hurricane Andrew blew off the roof of his childhood home, one of tens of thousands damaged and destroyed across southern Florida.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In this location, the telescope will rarely be blocked by Earth and infrared heat from the Earth, sun and moon is minimized.
    Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.
    Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When the brothers arrived in court two days later, the jewel tones were ditched, and each wore a drab tan prison jumpsuit.
    Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Despite his tech background, Brittin ditched the Q&A function on the festival’s app in favor of roaming microphones in the audience, giving him a chance to speak directly with his interrogators.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the Ku Klux Klan, though diminished from its earlier power, had not disappeared.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The value of a geographic component in roster management has diminished.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Vertical stripes ran down much of the dress before shifting direction along the hem.
    Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bleday also hit a deep drive that Arizona center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt ran down at the wall in the seventh and struck out in the ninth The 28-year-old left fielder topped his career high with the homer, his 21st of the season.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There is a sense that it is patronised and talked down to a lot of the time.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The influencer, or their manager, already expects to be talked down.
    Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

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“Kissed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissed%20off. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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