go off
Example Sentences
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As Katherine Bindley reports, people are being wowed by the their personal AI agents—but the hyperactive helpers can go off script.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
For the first time, Lee told CMO Council Chair Maryam Banikarim, “I saw lightbulbs go off like, ‘Oh, wow, marketing’s actually part of the entire journey in a really meaningful way.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"In other schools, students are told to go off and find their own work experience and that often relies on the network of Mum and Dad."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When she told him the teleprompters were already prepared, he advised her to go off script.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
One road seemed to go off toward the west, the other road continued north.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
