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
They didn’t come off the bottom of the water for nothing.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
