specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
Recent Examples on the WebBut a bomb goes off when Grove tries to enter his car.—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024 Shaun DuBois, a spokesperson for Phoenix fire, said firefighters were dispatched to the six-story building at around 9:30 a.m. after a fire alarm went off on the building's third floor.—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024 The flight from San Francisco to New York in November 2023 went off without a hitch.—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 Thank God everything went off without any problems.—Jaime Jarrín, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go off
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