right off

adverb

Examples of right off in a Sentence

he had just gotten married when he was shipped right off to war
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Shields spoke glowingly of the night in a recent podcast interview, saying mama Swift gave one of her daughters a bracelet right off her wrist. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025 The scales are hydrophobic enough to make water droplets bead up — but hydrophilic enough to keep them from rolling right off the reptiles. Jason Bittel, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 After the game was tied, a fan ran onto the field to try and steal Rangers player Jeff Burroughs' cap right off his head. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025 After the class, guests enjoy their scratch made tacos while spotting whales right off the coast. Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for right off 

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right off was in 1771

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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20off. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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