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 | Minabinett@al.com, 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

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