come off
Example Sentences
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These jokes don’t even come off as ill-intentioned; they’re just not amusing.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
She had to come off her medication for six months so doctors could monitor her seizures and needed 24-hour care for weeks after the operation.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Most product prices have come off their peaks in April although prices are expected to remain elevated through the year-end, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“Sheep” aspires for Spielbergian catharsis — one scene seems to consider itself an art-house take on “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” — but the human characters come off as mechanical as the little robot boy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I’d walk home, the school uniform would come off, the overalls would go on, and I’d get under the hood of some sedan.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
