give off
Example Sentences
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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
As written by Claire Dinhut, tonka “has a sweetness to it that resembles grassy, hay-like, fresh vanilla. However, tonka beans also give off a slightly warming and spicy aftertaste of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.”
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
“They taste like the unique scent they give off in the mountains. They taste like trees.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025
Our village had no electricity, and our daytime cooking fires burned too low at night to give off any light, so each night brought nearly total darkness to the inside of our house and luak.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
