work off

Example Sentences

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Sanchez added in Cyprus that "we don't work on the basis of emails, we work off official documents and the position that the United States government has set out in this case".

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Other leagues tend to work off a one-match ban, which can be extended on a case-by-case basis.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

But changes to home and auto insurance policies can take months to be approved, and regulators typically work off historic data, so profits can take a long time to filter through to prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Boy Kavalier forces Hermit to become his employee in exchange for remaining with his sister, and so he can work off the cost of an artificial lung Prodigy put inside him to save his life.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2025

At evening he would walk monotonously around the room, unable to work off a new feeling of energy.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers