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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On Thursday, Anthony's family made their first public comments during a news conference that went off the rails when their activist spokesman, Dominique Alexander, began criticizing Austin's father, Jeff Metcalf, who attended the news conference.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The two vehicles went off the road near Southeast 12th Street and S Eastern Avenue, the Moore Police Department told ABC News affiliate KOCO.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
When the bomb went off outside the Murrah Building, there was hardly a part of PJ’s body that wasn’t injured.
—Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
In the clip, the Smash alum is applying her makeup when an alarm suddenly goes off.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The two vehicles went off the road near Southeast 12th Street and S Eastern Avenue, the Moore Police Department told ABC News affiliate KOCO.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
When the bomb went off outside the Murrah Building, there was hardly a part of PJ’s body that wasn’t injured.
—Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
In the clip, the Smash alum is applying her makeup when an alarm suddenly goes off.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Go off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20off. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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