come off

Example Sentences

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These jokes don’t even come off as ill-intentioned; they’re just not amusing.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Some coasts will also be fresher, where sea breezes come off a cooler sea.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Most product prices have come off their peaks in April although prices are expected to remain elevated through the year-end, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Hernandez understands that allowing them to vote in municipal elections might come off as an insult to the memory of civil rights activists who lost their lives fighting for that right for Black Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Then, suddenly, when she’d almost stopped straining her eyes with looking at it, the door opened, and people began to come off the motor lounge into the airport.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson