give off

Example Sentences

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Only her carved cheekbones give off an impression of Lori’s hungry ambition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He feels fortunate that she “had been a good woman, so her body remained intact and she did not give off a smell of decay.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The scientists believe that the nodules give off enough electric charge to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen, a process known as electrolysis.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

For a team that carried an air of calm laced with deadly threat last season, Liverpool now give off an air of chaos and a lack of organisation, especially in their defensive work.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

The lantern didn’t give off a lot of light.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata