How to Use get off in a Sentence

get off

verb

• Woods birdied the first hole to get off to a fast start.
  — USA TODAY, 20 May 2022
• People tend to sell themselves cheap in order to get off the ground.
  — Patrick St. Michel, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2022
• Understands how to get off the ball, understands how to rest in the game.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2022
• One of the reasons behind the drought has been his inability to get off on the right foot.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022
• The summer blockbuster season is about to get off to a divisive start.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 6 May 2022
• But the agency doesn’t control many of the tools that help people get off the streets and into housing.
  — Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
• Many small businesses fail, while others can take years to get off the ground and start turning a profit.
  — Molly Baker, WSJ, 1 May 2022
• Still, betting on Detroit this season has been a money maker and there is no sense getting off the Lions’ train here.
  — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 28 Nov. 2024
• Traditional homeless shelters have long been off limits to pets, leaving animal owners who want to get off the streets with a difficult choice.
  — Christopher Weber, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2022
• According to a long-range forecast from the Old Farmer's Almanac, June is predicted to get off to a rainy and cool start.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 23 May 2022
• If the Jets are ever going to get off the tarmac, Douglas' past two drafts will almost certainly be the primary reasons why.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 1 May 2022
• His platform shows travelers both of those routes, and those who choose the cheaper option then get off at the layover destination, which, in this scenario would be Orlando.
  — Brittany Anas, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• If your friends repeatedly ask you to get off Twitter at parties, for example, that can be a clue that social media is interfering with your ability to be present.
  — Melissa Matthews, SELF, 10 May 2022
• Keep in Mind: The top of the unit is a little tricky to get off.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
• Jones couldn’t even put his foot on the ground to get off the field.
  — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
• Mullins got off to an abysmal start to the 2024 season.
  — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
• The Ducks gashed a BYU defense that couldn’t seem to get off the field.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
• Yachty had some more thoughts to get off his chest as the night went on.
  — Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
• Heather Dubrow gets off easy with a dare to bark like a dog.
  — Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
• Then the season came, and Moody got off to a rough start.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023
• While the Eagles seek to rise, the Steelers would like to get off the turf.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 Oct. 2022
• Csonka has earned the right to get off the road and relax.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
• Things get off to a good start on the latter front, at least.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
• Things don’t get off to the best start, as Guy struggles to zest a lemon.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
• The Cougars missed tackles, couldn’t get off blocks and looked slow.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
• Against the hard-hitting Phillies, the Giants got off to a hot start.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
• Jefferson got off the blocks fast and didn’t give up the lead the whole way through.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
• That said, Rideout expects the year to get off to a slow start.
  — Jim Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
• For me and for all the other guys who lived to get off that awful beach.
  — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
• Spencer showed up with chairs for Gabby and Rachel to sit in and get off their feet.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2022

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024