goes off

Example Sentences

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So, how can athletes return to elite-level sport after having an ICD fitted, what are the risks, and what happens when the device goes off?

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As a young leg-spinner, Ahmed will have times when his bowling goes off the boil, but he also has an X-factor.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

I’d been reading the newspapers about what happens when a nuclear weapon goes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“No one must be humiliated,” Greg says to Archie, quoting Chekhov, as Archie goes off to talk to Katie.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

And if Ob does go, goes off to be with May, then it’ll be just me and the whirligigs left.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant