touch off
Example Sentences
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What she couldn’t have realized on that afternoon in the Dolomites was that her success would touch off a stunning gold rush for the rest of Team USA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Substitute Harvey Elliott put Liverpool back in front after 105 minutes, his 20-yard shot taking a crucial touch off substitute Christian Eriksen to swerve tantalisingly out of the reach of Onana.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024
Though lightning bolts can readily touch off fires in the dry season, they do not pose as great a threat now because the storms have also soaked the landscape with huge amounts of rain.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023
Jackson caught the pass and scored with his own’s magician touch off the backboard.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2022
Frustration over the lack of progress in housing and employment issues kept tensions high in Durham, with only a spark needed to touch off an explosion.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
