come off

Example Sentences

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“Prices will come off on the other side,” Bessent said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 22, 2026

Wing Graham, 28, has come off the bench in the Scots' past three Tests.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

It’s clear that George has married above himself, but his shortcomings come off as risible rather than oppressive, and it’s hard not to feel protective of him as he’s being pummeled to a pulp.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Though the technology can help managers express themselves more effectively, it can also make basic factual mistakes or come off as generic and impersonal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But come off the trail, properly off, and drive somewhere, as we did now, and you realize how magnificently deluded you have been.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson