going off
Example Sentences
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When Russia invaded in 2022, Sevidov stopped taking photographs for two years -- not wanting to pursue his "hobby" while many of his friends were going off to war.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
De Zerbi had to deal with players like Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke going off injured.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
"No one's naive enough to think that mobile phones won't be going off in a blazer or trouser pocket, or even in school bags," McGinty said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Sean: People’s showers, water and electricity kept going off during the day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
No telling what they’d say about her going off to New York unchaperoned with a man she claimed she wasn’t really married to.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
