goof off
Example Sentences
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Assigning in-class lessons on devices invites kids to rush through them so they can goof off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I left Paris thinking I’m going to goof off now,” Conlon explained, having for seven of his nine Paris years retained his positions in Cologne, shuttling between two exceptionally demanding jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Seeing people laugh or goof off just made her sad.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
For me, I felt like I needed to schedule time to goof off.
From Salon ● May 4, 2023
I have been to Alaska some twenty times during the past twenty years—to climb mountains, to work as a carpenter and a commercial salmon fisherman and a journalist, to goof off, to poke around.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
