stay off

phrasal verb

stayed off; staying off; stays off

: to avoid (something)

Let's stay off the subject of politics.

She's doing a good job of staying off drugs.

: to not go on (something)

Please stay off the grass.

Examples of stay off in a Sentence

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Area highways and streets are expected to worsen as up to a foot of snow is still expected in the Kansas City area and drivers are urged stay off the roads. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025 The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued warnings through the rest of the week, urging residents to stay off piers, wharves and beaches. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Though Pepperdine has nearly 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as hundreds of employees, most community members stayed off campus on Monday night. —

Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Autofocus is quiet enough to stay off the soundtrack, and focus breathing is practically absent. —

PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stay off