off the topic
Example Sentences
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That was kind of my sleight of hand to get us out of the room, off the topic, and moving forward before we got this disastrous order.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022
I honestly think it would be easier to herd cats than keep them off the topic of their lifelong passion for their work.
From Slate • May 6, 2022
Judge Jean-Louis Peries repeatedly told Abdeslam that he was straying off the topic of the hearing, and eventually cut off his microphone.
From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2021
Jackson bloomed when we shifted off the topic of her and her work.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2019
It did not occur to her, until the next day, to realize that her companion had of intention led her off the topic of himself and kept her from asking any more personal questions.
From A Voice in the Wilderness by Hill, Grace Livingston