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happen in a particular manner
how did your talk go over? -
go off or discharge
The gun fired -
burst inward
The bottle imploded -
be discharged or activated
the explosive devices went off -
stop running, functioning, or operating
Our power went off during the hurricane -
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
The thief made off with our silver
the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
How To Use go off In A Sentence
- Under the current health care system, when children with type 1 diabetes become young adults, and go off their parents health insurance, they become "uninsurable". GA congressman describes hate mail, Nazi graffiti after protests
- In 2004, when Merck's brand of simvastatin, known as Zocor, was about to go off patent, Merck teamed up with Schering-Plough to produce a new patented product called Vytorin, a combination of simvastatin and Zetia. Zetia: Down for the count?
- Once we got home, there was barely time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents' house for our annual Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the closed gas station.
- We used to go off on little jaunts on it while we were in Panama. Times, Sunday Times
- How quickly does your scoff go off? The Sun
- The bag is fitted with a special alarm programmed to go off if someone reaches inside.
- I like to go off on my own - to sit back and bliss out in a darkened move theater.
- I've set the alarm clock to go off at 7 am.
- I just hope she doesn't go off the rails again. The Sun
- Some may argue that we should look after our own before we go off trying to save the world.