heads off

Example Sentences

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But if you listened to talk radio, people were screaming their heads off.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The FA will believe Tuchel's decision to commit to England heads off any future interest from elsewhere.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

We’re introduced to him not as a thief, but as a doting father who wakes at the crack of dawn, tenderly lays his son in bed next to his sister, and heads off to work.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

All eyes will be on four-year Santa Margarita standout Teagan O’Dell before she heads off to California to begin her college career with the Golden Bears.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

They were no Swiss clocks, but the lions could be counted upon to roar their heads off between five- thirty and six every morning.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel