off-shoot

Example Sentences

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The Druze faith is an off-shoot of Shia Islam, with sizeable communities also in Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

They often make for heart-warming stories, but the older generations are more cynical and make off-shoot remarks like: "Wait until they have to do any paperwork at any government agency."

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched his own Twitter alternative, "Threads" — an off-shoot of the Instagram platform — and so far, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. isn't a fan.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2023

Michael B. Jordan is “Creed,” son of the late boxer Apollo Creed, and Sylvester Stallone is Rocky Balboa for the umpteenth time in director Ryan Coogler’s inspirational 2015 off-shoot of the “Rocky” franchise.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2016

He was a true off-shoot of a true hidalgo Cereno.

From The Piazza Tales by Melville, Herman