give off
Example Sentences
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He feels fortunate that she “had been a good woman, so her body remained intact and she did not give off a smell of decay.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The scientists believe that the nodules give off enough electric charge to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen, a process known as electrolysis.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
“I don’t want to give off the idea that me calling the album ‘Deadbeat’ is heavily connected to me becoming a parent.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
During an open training session on 5 August, Grealish was fully engaged in the tactical sequences and did not give off any vibes of a player that wanted to leave.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
A victim was still needed before the outsiders and many of the old inhabitants of Macondo would credit the legend that Remedios Buendía did not give off a breath of love but a fatal emanation.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
