something off

Example Sentences

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Going to the post office or grocery store gives them the opportunity to unload while also allowing you both to cross something off your to-do lists.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

I do love to check something off of a checklist, so I get that, but I also could not even tell you how many books I read in a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

"If I'm ever feeling like I want to get something off my chest, if it's with friends, or my wife or my parents, I always say, 'can we go for a walk?'" said Grennan.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

But a firefighter at the checkpoint noticed something off about the decals on the truck, which had markings from the “Roaring River Fire Department,” the official said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Every so often his legs would twitch uncontrollably, like he was trying to shake something off.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia