go off

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“It helps develop souls to be fully fledged human beings who feel like they can go off into the world and be the best versions of themselves,” Groban says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“I don’t think it will go off without a hitch in whatever their perceived path forward is.”

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

"For God's sake, go off somewhere. Can't you see Jake and I want to talk?"

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway