head off
Example Sentences
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During the final round of the PGA Championship in 2025, he angrily flung his driver near a volunteer so hard that it damaged a sign and snapped the head off the club’s shaft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Michael Wright had been due to head off to the States for a dream 30th birthday trip with his brother and had tickets for Scotland's group stage games against Haiti and Morocco.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
"So you pay the amount. An hour later, they say it’ll be in your account. But it's not there. And you cry, you scream your head off."
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
I do not envy anyone who has found themselves in a position where they feel the need to preemptively head off charges of idolatry.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
She smells like cheese—not great but not bad—and instead of biting my head off, she licks my face.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
