off base
Example Sentences
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That is quite the takeaway, not to mention depressingly way off base from the point.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Perhaps Ms. Welch’s survey is accurate but her conclusions off base.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
Public perception of a double-standard for the wealthy and powerful may not be so off base.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024
But as the leverage situations have increased, Thornton has struggled to keep runners off base.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
Two letters from Pasadena that week brought the news that Pauling was still way off base.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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