thrown off

Example Sentences

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However, Allen, who is attempting to become the first player from Northern Ireland to reach the final since Dennis Taylor in 1985, showed he had also thrown off the shackles of negativity.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It took many years for scientists to understand that these emissions come from a spinning disc of material thrown off by the rapidly rotating star.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Don’t be thrown off by what appears to be a still-low percentage for March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“He knew who he was, and he wasn’t going to be rattled or thrown off his game in any way by the stuff we were going to put him through.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Every single badge and sash and coronet was thrown off at once and trampled contemptuously underfoot, to be forgotten in a moment.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman