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dash off

VERB
  1. write quickly
    She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper
    He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
  2. write down hastily
    She dashed off a letter to her lawyer

How To Use dash off In A Sentence

  • In colonial times, Western missionaries would dash off to bastions of other faiths to preach the Gospel.
  • They were altogether sharper and funnier, liable to dash off on little fantasy runs.
  • The authors say that the command-and-control approach often used with dogs never works with cats (and will likely spur them to escape their harness and dash off), so it's important to know how to motivate them, how to reassure them when they get nervous, and how to habituate them to the sometimes-scary sounds and sights of the great outdoors. Cat on a leash: We'll walk you through it
  • I had to dash off for a meeting, so the goodbyes were fairly truncated, and got back to the office to find my Korean agenda in my inbox.
  • Dash off your entry, then concentrate on getting a really good headshot. Times, Sunday Times
  • Annie took out her drawing pad and pencil to dash off a sketch of the Indians.
  • We'd throw a rope round a tree and the children would dash off along the towpath for a recce while the adults threw together a little light salad and uncorked a local rose.
  • He would simply dash off a note that made no reference to the incident and forget the whole thing.
  • Anyway... I've got to dash off, so just give me the highlights. GALILEE
  • We'd throw a rope round a tree and the children would dash off along the towpath for a recce while the adults threw together a little light salad and uncorked a local rosé.
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