How to Use right off in a Sentence

right off

adverb
  • Hold the tail and pick the flaky white meat right off the bones.
    David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Then once the potatoes are cooked, the skin comes right off.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The area is right off the Charlestown town beach over the South Kingstown line.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • Paresh Dave: Man, putting me on the spot right off the bat.
    WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • These wipes from Lime Crime will wipe the dye right off.
    Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2022
  • Where the reef is, there's a huge drop-off, like 1,000 feet right off the shore.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2024
  • In this case, the corn kernels are fresh, cut right off the cob.
    Meredith Deeds Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
  • But right off the bat, in the first episode, the Georgia episode, there’s no doubt about it.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 June 2021
  • The aluminum foil will peel right off the backside of the patch.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Chris Thompson: To me, that was a big red flag right off the bat.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Rachel ripping the smug grin right off of Shane’s face.
    Liam Hes, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Don’t expect to land roles right off the bat, Sturges said.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021
  • So, that is going to be the big story right off the bat.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The long and anguished drives to states with laws not rooted in the 1800s will take the pounds right off.
    Mary McNamara, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
  • Cameron made some buckets right off the bat, and Miles did his thing.
    Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2022
  • There were a bunch of pitches that were right off the edges, even.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2023
  • There are a few notable things to know right off the bat.
    cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Plum drove right off Dolson’s screen, stopped, popped and made the 2-pointer to end the game.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2021
  • Be careful not to go too close to the water’s edge, as the sludge will suck the shoes right off your feet.
    Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The doggy nook is right off the kitchen door to allow the dogs easy passage.
    Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021
  • Even her clothes needed to be ripped right off of the discount rack.
    Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 1 June 2021
  • On the show, Robin guessed you right off the bat with his first impression guess.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 May 2021
  • Rutherford, who goes by @geodesaurus on the app, was met with success right off the bat.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The best way to enjoy nigiri is right off the chef’s hand.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The thing that struck me the most right off the bat is that downtown Durham was not this magnet (of things to do).
    Zachery Eanes, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • The Emmys, which aired Sunday night, let this be known right off the bat.
    Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Monthly subscribers need to pay that right off the bat.
    PCMAG, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The powder room is next to the laundry room, right off the foyer.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Find the church right off Main Street, next to the town’s spooky cemetery (more on that later).
    San Francisco Chronicle, 1 July 2021
  • In some layouts, there's an office nook right off the kitchen.
    Sami Sparber, Axios, 17 Aug. 2024

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