went off
Example Sentences
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“A lot of people went off and got degrees, especially overpriced degrees,” Joseph S. Moore, the author of a new book titled “How to Get Rich in American History,” told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Boeing 767-300, operated by cargo carrier 21 Air for Amazon, was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it went off the runway shortly before 2 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
The trial results boost Novartis’s hopes to launch a new generation of medicines to replace sales lost when some of its biggest drugs went off patent last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Araceli Berzanes, a worker at the facility, said in an interview that she and her co-worker were assembling sandwiches in the facility’s cold storage room when the fire alarm went off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“This type of tremor came and went, off and on,” remembered Malone.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
