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
Leave it to 2025 for thieves to make off with a memorial to L.A.’s mother tree.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 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
“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
Better yet, I might manage to make off with the theatre's copy, saving myself a good deal of toil and trouble.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
