How to Use see off in a Sentence

see off

phrasal verb
Definition of see offnext
  • Claim: The new law will see off legal challenges to the plan.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Throughout the day Friday, the ship could be seen off Gaza's coast.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Rivera, with a brush and palette in hand, is seen off center of the painting with his back to the viewer.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • The other was seen off the Georgia coast, east of Savannah this week.
    — USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The short hops simulate the last hop an infielder could see off ground balls in a game.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Large numbers of these handsome birds were seen off Nauset Light Beach for several days.
    — Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • McCarthy could see off the threat of ouster in one vote, if the motion to vacate the chair is immediately defeated.
    — Paul Beckett, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Most orcas seen off California are spotted near Monterey or farther up the coast, Askari said.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The full results will trickle in on Monday, when the process of coalition-building will begin as Europe’s centrists seek to put aside their differences to see off a resurgent far right.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 9 June 2024
  • One was previously seen off the coast of Florida in December 2023, although scientists now think this is the same whale just seen near New England.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Fans have previously gathered at military bases to see off BTS members.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Los Blancos pulled off a masterstroke in late 2022 when seeing off competiton from a number of European giants to Palmeiras prodigy Endrick.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • There are big aggregations commonly seen off of Florida in the wintertime.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023

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