thrown off
Example Sentences
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It took many years for scientists to understand that these emissions come from a spinning disc of material thrown off by the rapidly rotating star.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
Don’t be thrown off by what appears to be a still-low percentage for March.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
“He knew who he was, and he wasn’t going to be rattled or thrown off his game in any way by the stuff we were going to put him through.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
She warns the kids if they don't behave they'll be thrown off the bus.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
This is so much like what a family would say, a mother or an aunt, that I’m thrown off guard.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
