dash off
phrasal verb
dashed off; dashing off; dashes off
: to write (something) in a very quick and hurried way
I have just enough time to dash off a letter.
Examples of dash off in a Sentence
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This is a cue to the show’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, to dash off a moving speech for Sheen's iconic president to deliver on the importance of preserving democracy in America.
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
Brando abruptly traveled back to the States, leaving behind only a note dashed off on hotel letterhead.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
As the concert progresses, Cooper’s increasingly bold and risky evasive maneuvers force him to dash off frequently from his seat, which suggests his aversion to attending the concert at all.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
More shots are heard as the video-taker dashes off the train.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
Asif had dashed off his response before finding out the truth.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
President Biden’s advisers are eager for the coming general-election fight and counting on voters to start paying more attention to Donald J. Trump, with the president himself even proposing and dashing off videos to ridicule the things his Republican rival says.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
There have been moments when DeBose has seen things dashing off on a thrilling new vector, where life will never be the same.
—Alicia Ramírez, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
After Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested that Beijing would be sending new pandas to California in 2024, San Francisco Mayor London Breed dashed off a Dec. 1 letter signaling her city zoo’s interest.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
Brando abruptly traveled back to the States, leaving behind only a note dashed off on hotel letterhead.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
As the concert progresses, Cooper’s increasingly bold and risky evasive maneuvers force him to dash off frequently from his seat, which suggests his aversion to attending the concert at all.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
More shots are heard as the video-taker dashes off the train.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
Asif had dashed off his response before finding out the truth.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
President Biden’s advisers are eager for the coming general-election fight and counting on voters to start paying more attention to Donald J. Trump, with the president himself even proposing and dashing off videos to ridicule the things his Republican rival says.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
There have been moments when DeBose has seen things dashing off on a thrilling new vector, where life will never be the same.
—Alicia Ramírez, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
After Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested that Beijing would be sending new pandas to California in 2024, San Francisco Mayor London Breed dashed off a Dec. 1 letter signaling her city zoo’s interest.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Dash off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dash%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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