throw off

Example Sentences

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Crowds form, they surge through the streets chanting slogans, and the world watches with sympathy as brave young women throw off their hijabs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

After they abandoned their scooters for a van, it headed for the suburbs "to throw off the investigators by entering an area not covered by cameras", the source added.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

As the rising costs of everyday expenses stretches household budgets “even if you’re on top of your finances,” sudden price increases can throw off an entire budget, said Devin Miller, chief executive of SecureSave.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

"Until quite recently, I hadn't managed to throw off the memory of children who needed to be gently coaxed through their dialogue in a big scary film studio."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

But we went through the wood awfully quickly, and while a coal fire burns hot, a wood fire doesn’t throw off much heat.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls