off duty
Example Sentences
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Liam said that nowadays they were most often mixed up when they were off duty.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Platner pleaded ignorance—claiming that he had gotten inked with insignia while drunk and off duty in Croatia, and didn’t understand the horrific context until much later.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
Palacios was off duty, so there is no body camera video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
Hashimi charges into the breach with a head full of “improvements” she plans to make before Robby has even gone off duty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
When they were on duty, they had to call each other by their ranks and surnames; off duty, they could use their first names—or even sweet or funny nicknames.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
