right off

adverb

Examples of right off in a Sentence

he had just gotten married when he was shipped right off to war
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At the Rogers Place arena, one of many stops on her Miss Possessive Tour, the singer turned around and kicked her foot, but her black heel flew right off. Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Fatu was then sent into the cage by Fatu but bounced right off and mounted some offense, hitting a DDT and a moonsault followed by another one. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 There’s another spot to watch for tropical trouble right off the southeastern US coast. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025 The ship was sailing to Messina, Sicily from Kotor, Montenegro and was right off the coast of Italy when the incident occurred, leaving it to drift for a short period of time, according to CruiseMapper. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right off

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right off was in 1771

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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20off. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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