make off

Example Sentences

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But when they opened the door to try to make off with the car, his private security—an armed former New York City police officer—was sitting in the front seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

It's not just wild elephants they are worried about but animals like wild boars, tigers, bison and monkeys that make off with their cattle and eat their crops.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

“But pay us an amount of money that’s dignified and recognizes the profit they’re set to make off of everything that was done to us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

“It was about jewelry, so it’s a bit different,” said Ms. Carlier, who will be showing medieval and Renaissance works, ones that are harder to make off with.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

“You’re not going anywhere. First you steal my husband’s boat; now you’re trying to make off with something that’s his.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook