go off

Example Sentences

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There are a couple of exemptions - if a player is injured or there are security concerns about where they can go off, though the latter should not be an issue at the World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Every year I was there, I got more ambitious and I wanted to go off and create my own show and have a bigger part as an actor and everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

They’ll also guarantee more opportunities for the president to go off message.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

My daughter won’t go off to college in the fall without the proper documents.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Mom loves us so much, she wouldn’t go off and leave us like this if it weren’t incredibly, terribly important, Emma told herself.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix