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

Anthony Gordon looked like he wanted to get something off his chest.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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

Could take something off throws with precise ball placement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

“My mother’s been here all afternoon. She knew all along, apparently—‘something not right about that girl, something off, no family, no friends, came from nowhere.’

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins