How to Use come off in a Sentence

come off

verb

• This was the point where my shoes came off and the snacks came out.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
• As the year wore on, though, the bloom started to come off the NFT rose in a big way.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2022
• There was a small spot where the paint had come off entirely.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• Yap came off the bench to lead Fresno State with 17 points.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
• The Tritons are coming off a four-game sweep of Stephen F. Austin.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
• Clowney, 31, is coming off one of his best seasons to date.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
• The magazine posters had come off his wall and John’s art went up on his wall.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• Fruit leather came off the trays easily, in one piece, and in less than four hours.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
• The last shot of the game was supposed to come off an elevator screen at the top of the key, but Patrick O’Keefe had a better idea.
  — Eamonn Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
• Old-school scouts would say the ball makes a different sound coming off his bat.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
• Up until this point, Bruce has come off as rather mild-mannered.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• What’s meant to be a delightful romp just comes off as pure delusion.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
• Would the voting come off in a peaceful and orderly way?
  — Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2022
• The Gators are coming off a 43-20 loss to rival Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla., last week.
  — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2023
• Want to come off as more confident while walking through the office?
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2022
• And ombre art and bubble nails are two (shockingly) easy ways to make a statement when the gloves come off.
  — Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
• The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is coming off a so-so (for him) season but has zero to prove as a two-time champ.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Plus, the towels were also easy to clean, with stains coming off in a matter of seconds.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• Prohaska has started twice and come off the bench nine times.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
• And more job-seekers are still coming off the sidelines.
  — Christopher Rugaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2023
• Better to make a smart but approachable movie that lots of people will see rather than one that comes off as medicine.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2023
• Week 5 Bremen, coming off a 9-2 season, has been fun to watch in recent years and the Braves visit T.F.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• The mom in The People’s Joker doesn’t come off great and is very non-receptive to her child’s identity.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
• His go-ahead 3 late came off the glass after Payton Pritchard touched the ball on the way up, leaving Fox to put more strength behind it.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
• The bloom would come off the rose perhaps permanently at that point.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
• With one out in the sixth, Cedric Mullins doubled, his first extra-base hit in 38 at-bats since coming off the injured list.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2023
• Some musicians may come off the biggest night of their career and take some time off.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• Both Haasan and Ratnam are coming off the biggest hits of their careers.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
• A lot of it came off of basic drives and dishes and exploiting traps on pick-and-rolls that left rollers and cutters open at the rim with easy looks.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Jan. 2024
• The vehicle, which stopped in the southbound lanes, appeared to collide with part of the bridge structure, causing the driver's side door to come off.
  — The Courier-Journal, 15 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024