go off
verb
went off; gone off; going off; goes off
Examples of go off in a Sentence
specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off
the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
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Sometimes the songs that end up going off live are deeper cuts on the album, but in this case, those two songs are going to translate really well for the live show.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
After a review of the replay, the call stood, and Schneider went off.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
By that time, both Batman and Superman franchises had gone off the rails and remained dormant.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Thanks to that, the surprise went off without a hitch.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 13 July 2025
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
After a review of the replay, the call stood, and Schneider went off.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
By that time, both Batman and Superman franchises had gone off the rails and remained dormant.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Thanks to that, the surprise went off without a hitch.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 13 July 2025
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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