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
Members of Animal Rebellion, an off-shoot of Extinction Rebellion, were carried out of the steakhouse by staff at about 19:00.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2022
An off-shoot called BA.2.75.2 is now causing concern among health experts because it exhibits "extensive escape" from neutralizing antibodies.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2022
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
About two miles from our position and under the shadow of Tel el Jemmi was a nullah, probably an off-shoot of the wadi, perhaps half a mile long by a couple of hundred yards broad.
From With Our Army in Palestine by Bluett, Antony
