How to Use throw off in a Sentence

throw off

verb

• And for dairy farmers, the time change throws off the cows, too.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2020
• My Lady Jane has been thrown off the throne — for good.
  — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Aug. 2024
• The three-wheeler left the roadway, and both the driver and the toddler were thrown off.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023
• He’s shown the willingness to stand in there and take hits to get a throw off.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
• One bad start, one false step can throw off the entire race.
  — oregonlive, 10 June 2021
• There's enough wheelspin to throw off the butt dyno, but stick with it.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2021
• Coffee grounds were spread on top of the cocaine in an attempt to throw off the scent.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 July 2021
• Dozens of states in Asia and Africa threw off colonial overlords.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• The killers covered the site with trash to throw off anyone searching.
  — New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020
• So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
  — Anthony Geraci, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
• With each make, the Zips were able to set their press and throw off Ohio State’s offensive rhythm.
  — Adam Jardy, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
• Still throws off his back foot too often; still drops his arm slot to about 2 o’clock.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Any variables, like heat or noise, could throw off the system.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2021
• The motorcycle overturned, and the man was thrown off the bike.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
• Even an hour change on the clock can throw off sleep schedules — because even though the clocks change, work and school start times stay the same.
  — Associated Press, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
• He was picked off while back-pedaling on third-and-7 and threw off his back foot.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2019
• The 19-year-old male rider was thrown off the motorcycle and struck a light pole.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
• But climate change is throwing off the timing of those events.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
• There’s always the argument that bye weeks can throw off a team’s rhythm.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2019
• The singers may attempt to throw off the crowd, but keen observers might pick up on tiny clues buried throughout the show.
  — Josie Howell | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• Willis said Civale could throw off the mound this weekend when the team is in Baltimore.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 1 June 2022
• That’s a lot of people out, which will throw off a team’s game plan tremendously.
  — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
• Promising Demarcus Evans has yet to throw off a mound due to a pre-spring lat strain.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2021
• Chris Sale is scheduled to throw off the mound three times this week at the team complex in Fort Myers.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
• Most mountain bikes have a bit of hard polymer on the area of the down tube that faces the front wheel, meant to protect the frame from any rocks thrown off by the wheel.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Enlarge / Most mountain bikes have something to protect the frame from rocks thrown off by the front wheel.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Facing third-and-10, Nix threw off his back feet to beat Saints pressure but his pass fell short.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
• The Ravens have fullback Patrick Ricard and enough tight ends to allow Jackson to throw off the edge.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2021
• Jet lag, the traveler’s bane of existence, can throw off your entire trip.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024