How to Use pop off in a Sentence

pop off

verb
  • To have both of these things pop off at the same time is so crazy.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 22 June 2023
  • That meant Afghan Hound would head home and pop off their mask.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • LoVett can stop and pop off the dribble in midrange as well as from deep.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2022
  • What was the first thing to pop off? Bobbi: There was this video of our song.
    Vulture, 31 July 2023
  • Ali wore a neon wig, and a red nose that kept popping off.
    Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, the back wheel can be popped off and used as a working compass.
    Jessica Hartshorn, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 May 2023
  • Keep in Mind The lids tend to pop off when dropped, according to our testers.
    Laura (fisher) Matta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • By squeezing the handles on the device, the metal bed bends and the part pops off.
    Michael Molitch-Hou, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Reach around cover to pop off a few shots to clear the room of enemies.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2020
  • The device was set to pop off the lander and capture a selfie of Odysseus.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Chris Buescher slammed into the wall on Turn 1, and his right wheel popped off.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Noah would tell his prepared jokes, then Sloan would pop off.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The bench also has the potential to pop off at any moment.
    James Kay, chicagotribune.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • A lot of what seems to pop off on TikTok is people doing a one trick pony kind of thing.
    Morgan Sung, NBC News, 30 June 2022
  • Though 5-11 this season might not pop off the page, there are some hints of optimism.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2023
  • And after a year of disco bops ruling the charts, a song just as bleak as the world seemed (and, well, still is) was prime to pop off.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2021
  • But Miller's effort to make a juggling catch caused the ball to pop off his chest, into the air and behind him.
    Michael McCleary, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Her fans popped off in the comments section, cheering her on.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The full, planned 360 degrees didn't happen because one lens cap failed to pop off.
    Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2014
  • Simply pop off the handheld top and clip it to the base of the wand near the nozzle for compact stand-on-its-own storage.
    Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022
  • On the West Coast, a vast web of faults pop off all the time along an active plate boundary, sending shocks across the landscape.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Never force the nails to pop off because that can result in damage.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The show ended up selling out and popping off without a hitch.
    Stephanie Mendez, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Then, once the five days were completed, the tags would pop off the dorsal fin and float to the surface of the water for collecting.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Dear Lizzy, All over my neighborhood, berries and fruit trees are popping off.
    oregonlive, 18 July 2023
  • And if someone tripped over the cable, your MacBook was spared from flying off the table since the cord would just pop off.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Get ready for your beach selfies to pop off with the Body Lava Luminizer, or stock up on the juiciest lip gloss around.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 27 May 2021
  • Things are popping off, and she's just getting started.
    Lakin Imani Starling, Allure, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The protective lid that had twisted shut over the city suddenly popped off.
    Photographs By Ashley Gilbertson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Gently push the anti-block shield towards the outer edge of the lid and lift it straight up, pop off the little silicone cap, and slide out the float valve.
    Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2021

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