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Sentence Examples You should probably just ignore it and not respond in a way that would come off as inappreciative. Calamari is perfectly crisp, but the rudimentary basil marinara could have come off a supermarket shelf. Vaudevillian attempts at wacky accents and screwball banter lack rhythm and come off as flat as week-old pop. The barbules are the tiny feather tip structures that come off of barbs on either side of the central stem of peacock feathers. The Lakers won't be three-peating unless they come off cruise control for the conference finals. Simply lift up and the bat will come off the wheel-head without any struggle. One in ten claimants hit by the so-called ' bedroom tax ' have come off benefits altogether. And no, it does not come off easily or completely, even if you received the little microfiber cloth. Low-end players come off the bench as substitutes for starting or injured players. The wrapping had come off his eyes but he still had to wear dark glasses to shield them from bright lights. One is idle, because the terrain is so difficult that its looped tread has actually come off its wheels. That didn't last for long though, because it looked too stupid and it would take days for the shoe polish to come off. The singers, in blonde wigs and full slap, are often inaudible, and when they come off at the end they are bitterly disappointed. Yet she doesn't even come off as a femme fatale, but rather just a sweet young woman only moderately pretty. As soon as we see the first signs of a loss of economic momentum in the U.S., pressure will come off the euro. This two-match swing needs to come off better than Mexico's tune-ups prior to France '98, players said. So his dogged belief in his ability as a salesman doesn't come off as gumption and moxie, instead he comes off as delusional. He was close to the top of the slope, having just come off of the ski lift for the last time. All of it produces a density of comedic effect that manages to come off as natural, unforced. Sure, these guys are boneheads, but the script makes them come off as a bit more intelligent than one might suspect. Show More Sentences I have just come off the phone following the most incredibly obstructive and unhelpful call in the history of mankind. She seemed unperturbed, even uninvolved, as if pondering Australia's decision to come off for bad light. He's been given a priceless chance to put a positive spin on the events of his life, but still manages to come off as boorish, sexist and vulgar. As a result, the songs come off as unpolished, lending them a simple yet emotional tone. Overweight local opera would-be stars were splattered in mid-aria, and in wiping away the blue paint, it smeared and didn't come off. I eat a snacky 'lunch' at 4pm or 5pm and my dinner at 11pm when I come off stage. I don't want to come off as a social justice warrior but we fight on a daily basis for Internet freedoms. What was it like to try to pin them down, because they both, kind of, come off as space cadets and give these long, rambling answers? It's notoriously easy to hit the wrong tone and come off sharp, imperious or brusque in e-mail when you don't intend to. And even if I come off wrong, I still have to go through the motions of the spin, but I know that I'm going to fall. My shoulders have been so wore with carrying burdens that the skin has come off them and grew full of boils. We are looking daily for a big fight to come off, even now cannonading is distinctly heard. We can't just come off stage and go to our hotel rooms and be quiet, that's just not us. At the shipboard venue, the hatcheck girls are waiting for you as you come off the speedboat and enter the floating disco. Came on for his customary pensioned half an hour and immediately tried a cute one-two with Scholes which didn't come off. Of course, there have been some high-profile policies which have not come off. I decided to come off the bench in the second half but left it so late because I couldn't single out one player who deserved to be substituted. The week following a trucker gave his personal view regarding the need to come off the bypass to get a packet of cigarettes and a paper. What I liked about the character was that he didn't come off as a superhero. He came into contact with the rear of the horsebox and that was sufficient to make Mr Neale come off his machine. Show More Sentences If we do, there is the danger that the hub nuts will come off and then the wheels drop off. Half of the restaurant's patrons are also hotel guests, while the remainder come off the street. Everyone wants that center vote so bad they come off about as interesting as unflavored, unsweetened ice milk. Oh, come off it, it's true that they can be justly blamed for all sorts of devilish chicanery, but your presumption is crazy. So everything I do, there's this little bit of me that's saying, Hey, come off it, you can't do this. No-one minds when things don't always come off and that also helps me have the confidence to do them again. Fowler's flicks do not always come off, but when they do, they inflict damage. The warm reception that he received refuted those who wondered whether the summit would come off, or if it could accomplish anything. It is dangerous and, of course, it doesn't always come off, but this time it did. It is as if she is striving for a kind of mythic quality that does not always come off. Upon reflection, I realise that I was indeed very lucky, as I could have come off far worse. The wheels haven't come off, but it looks to me like the wheel nuts are coming off. It can also refer addicts who want to come off drugs to specialist agencies. However, if their high blood pressure is based solely on obesity and they can lose the weight, they sometimes can come off of the medications. If someone who has had epilepsy doesn't have a seizure for two years, their doctor may suggest they come off the medication. It took me going to prison to come off drugs and to realise I needed to sort out my problem. Lesser actors would have come off as comically ineffectual or abrasive and unlikable, but Howard nails the performance. After having come off another slow period I decided that a small part-time job might help to temper the feast or famine cycle. This would be all well and good if they did not come off as rather generic and indistinctive. Moments of panic followed later that night when it initially appeared the ink would not come off. Show More Sentences Then again, where's the fun in having a sports coupe if the roof doesn't come off entirely? Just as you come off the gondola, there's the ski bar, where the patron rings his cowbell to entice you in. You don't want to come off looking like a frat boy who indulges in booze and sports all day. They drew level midway through the half and were unlucky to see their shot at goal come off the crossbar. Langford's always come off like an ornery cuss, a guy who doesn't suffer fools gladly. The last carriage of an eastbound train was believed to have come off the tracks between Hammersmith and Barons Court stations. Before becoming pregnant, she was advised to slowly come off some of her drugs, but to continue to take prednisolone, a steroid. If we were too serious it might have come off as pretentious, heavy handed or silly. The milquetoast types of New Labour never come off well when they try to act like self-styled pugnacious political heavyweights. Most war movies come off as voyeuristic or dilettantish, but there are three that come to mind which don't seem altogether frivolous. Rather it was because he was forced to come off earlier in both these derbies after his problem diminished his ability to make an impression. Cats will groom themselves and this allows loose hair to come off the pet and end up in the stomachs. Before they've come off second best because they've had to travel to Port Elizabeth and then face elimination due to lack of audience support. I went on the pill, had severe side effects and had to come off within only a few weeks, was using C-Film and Durex, and fell for my third child. There was an element of ill luck, but every so often, as gamblers would tell us, long odds do come off. It's a good idea to have a plan B, so if the dotcom millionaire scheme doesn't come off you have something to fall back on. In the end, both of the bonus tracks come off as inessential add-ons included for marketing, rather than musical, reasons. People who lose pounds on an ordinary diet often put the weight back on once they come off the diet. The off-white walls didn't come off as much to admire, but for some reason Josie adored them. I had come off the golf course feeling ravenous, so my choices were influenced by a desire for meat, and lots of it. Show More Sentences Modern emulsion paints come off brick very well using a hot air gun and a paint scraper. The light grey chalk dust sticks on motor vehicle windscreens and other shiny objects and does not easily come off. It was hard to tell which regiment would come off the victor in this wordy battle. I try and rip the ever-tightening and heating collar from my neck, but it is enchanted and won't come off. A lot of their goals come off faceoffs or plays from behind the net because they have such quick wrist shots. He never wants to come off sounding bitter or resentful over opportunities lost. You start off by protecting all surfaces not meant to be limewashed, including your own, since once it's on it won't come off again. A small rivulet of water had come off from the main stream, and had formed a clear puddle about two feet across. If I was going to climb to altitude in a plane with a wing about to come off, I certainly wanted my parachute leg straps fastened! Getting hurt no longer seemed inevitable, and my emotional armor began to come off. He watched the object come off the lake and fly very low and circle around the house. There are bound to be days when it doesn't come off, when your timing is just off, when it's just not your day. The current operational tempo will continue to attrit units as they come off of their mobilization, at increasingly high numbers. The main problem is that the camber of the corners is ideal for the racing line, but as soon as you come off that line to try and pass someone, you lose so much grip. They all come off as well-meaning but ultimately unlikable guys. He could come off as simply out of touch, like a critic reared on whistler going after Picasso. By this time his mother was on methadone, trying to come off drugs. His views might be extreme, but he did not come off as a wingnut while presenting them. His vehicle had, somehow, come off the motorway, missing the crash barriers, plunged down an embankment and through a wooden fence into the field he was now standing in. The earnestly intense and naturalistic performances, fine for Ibsen, fit poorly here and consequently come off as either dangerously self-indulgent or oddly casual. Show More Sentences Most of the clips online that show Corden singing are tongue-in-cheek, though his voice does come off as serviceable. Shannon and Reilly come off as natural partners, which is not surprising given their long onscreen history together. The charcoal smudges on my fingers never come off completely. None of your answers to the incessant questions about the bet come off as douchey. He argued to break the link with hard drugs and for the provision of clean pharmaceutical heroin on prescription to those not yet ready to come off the drug. I tried to scrub it off in the bathroom, but it wouldn't come off. I scored a good goal, set up another and had a shot come off the bar. In a snafu worthy of WCW, the ring wasn't miked properly which made most of the moves and almost all pinfall attempts come off like watching a silent movie. Last week, the wheels threatened to come off his mayoral carriage. Now it seems if he climbed on a pushbike the chain'd come off. Animals don't come off assembly lines, nor do they obligingly stand around broadside while the hunter finds a solid rest and manipulates the power ring. In trials, ambulances that had just come off duty were swabbed and results showed every vehicle was contaminated with a variety of pathogens, including bacteria and fungi. Often when people come off drugs, they have no place in society. With all of the starting spots filled, the Mariners may try to land a hitter who can share time in the outfield and come off the bench late in games. If you come off the cart early and hit the ground, you'd like the tow rope to break so that you are not pulled along the ground anymore than necessary. They can easily come off the slippery surface, get traction on a dry piece of road, and just fire off into the crowd, or a lamp post, or anything else, at the drop of a hat. Sometimes dye will come off new blue jeans and dry on the inside of the dryer drum, and then transfer to the next batch of wet clothes put inside. The challenges he has set are designed to amaze, but if they do not come off, the 47-year-old Parisian will not be the only one to get the slow hand-clap. I don't want to come off as one of those ancient troglodytes who harkens back to the good old days even as younger folks tell us that things have changed. As a consequence, reparations come off as a hustle and scam that would flush their hard earned tax dollars down a black hole with nothing in return for them. Show More Sentences The fine hairs on this flower come off and float around in the tea. If you are a very classic dresser, I wouldn't recommend ties with motifs of animals or cartoons because they would probably come off as tacky and unattractive. Lydia doesn't exactly come off as the sharpest knife in the drawer. I said it in a good-humored way, not wanting to come off as confrontational. Scott does not come off as a conventionally conceived gigglebox made of blubber. A soldier asks all the men to come off the bus, but only half do, and he decides not to bother with rest. Friends have advised me that, even though I might be a ham-fisted brute, I won't always come off better, and therefore, to curb my enthusiastic vigilanteism. He then walked towards the pool and jumped in to get over the cold faster, he was a little bit worried his navy blue shorts would come off so he tightened the drawstring. And the doctors come off as remarkably patient and understanding people who take a vested interest in their patients. Or, worse, they are contrived to sound tired, perhaps in an attempt to come off as world-weary. You might decide to keep an extra righthanded bat to come off the bench and face him in the ninth because he murders lefties who pinch hit against him. At their best they come off as brilliant, and at worst, overly simpering and voyeuristic. The players found it very, very rewarding when they've come off and actually beaten someone that technically might have had the wood on them at some stage. After decapping, the cap junction was checked under a stereomicroscope, and roots whose cap had come off cleanly were used for further experimentation. Would you expect a heroin addict to come off heroin just like that? But she also said that the appellant always seemed to have come off worse. Leaving the theater after seeing that movie is like leaving a venue after a great show, you have a big, goofy grin on your face that won't come off for hours. The flab that you actually want to lose is fat, and that will only come off to the extent that you cut calories from what you eat. In the past during global slowdowns, Britain has come off worst, he said. An ace comedic turn that, in lesser hands, would come off as one-note. Show More Sentences Though smart and self-aware, John can come off as an insensitive dweeb who cares more about films than the people he is purportedly serving. He said that the entire windshield will have to come off to replace that little piece of rubber. Yet the caracole had struggled against cold steel throughout the 16th century and had come off the victor. A bad seal on the antilock brake system can allow water to get in, corrode the wheel bearing and eventually cause the wheel to come off. On Wednesday, I witnessed a young man come off his pushbike in Cathays and break his arm. The NYC art punk-influenced scenesters are enjoying a burgeoning reputation in the capital and have recently come off tour with label-mates, Toy. With a raucously partizan crowd behind them, United would rarely come off second best on Tyneside. He can still come off like a windbag with a know-it-all air. The toeshoes have come off in the feud between Ballet Arkansas and its soon-to-be-former principal dancer and ballet academy director. But given his history of car botch-ups, it's a wonder the thing doesn't come off in his hands every time he uses it. I have prayed for strength for such a duty, and find it come off as weakly and dead-heartedly as before. Roger ran back and, instead of hoisting a defensive lob, went for a reverse between-the-legs squash shot, which didn't come off. Unfortunately for Pauly D, the beer goggles did not come off. The old chap who had just come off the look-out, had returned forrard again, and I was alone on that part of the deck. People are also advised to not set their dogs on the muntjacs in a bid to frighten them away as the family pet could come off worse if it corners a buck with 5in antlers. You should be careful about how you come off during interviews. Snow showers often pass through the city via the Cheshire gap on north westerly airstreams, but can also come off the North Sea from north easterly airstreams. When you're several years into your relationship, the love goggles may come off, but they're replaced by new lenses that reveal another, fuller picture of your relationship. I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face. The final challenge to the Union in this era was the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848, which largely failed to come off and which was suppressed after minor military action. Show More Sentences The bottom drawer of this chest had come off its runners a year ago. Bynum may come off a tad naive, but he does not appear to be some clueless, pampered high schooler whose world knowledge extends from baseline to baseline. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, Andrew Litton's forces come off sounding dull and bass-heavy, with occasional odd vibrations and whumps from who knows where. With Facebook, why not come off it or defriend these people? The draw quality and enameling iron are just as they come off of a coil and are welded, formed, and typically powder coated or porcelainized, according to Derdowski. He tried his Chaplin impression, but it didn't really come off. Examples from Classical Literature In annulling the Two-penny Act the King crossed lances with the representatives of the people and had come off second best. Papa was at Augsburg yesterday, and has just come home, and it is all to come off the week after next. Of course you have heard of the great Fenian raid, which really is to come off. He slipped a dog collar around Pinocchio's neck and tightened it so that it would not come off. Minute twigs come off the peroneal nerve near the middle of the thigh and enter M. extensor iliofibularis in some legs. He deserves especial notice for having come off the sick list and going to and remaining at his quarters during the entire action. It came out by itself, as the spout of a teapot had once come off by itself in her hand. All set out for Kingstown, in the neighborhood of which the race was to come off. Wilkinson was on board, having come off with the boats with the stores from the tigre. The tinning must be thoroughly done, or it will come off and have to be re-tinned. I judge the typhus is where the baby' slobbered on the shawl, and it's come off on him. The heavy hit may come off occasionally, the clumsy guard may turn the point, but why misdirect energy? With some women, it is only their lip-salve and face powder that come off. Then he knew that it must be a party who had come off the pirate sloop. The grand finale must, one would think, come off in a day or two. Anna doesn't come off as cruel, exactly, but in Roberts' hands she is one humorless ditz when it comes to understanding her own feelings. The silver paper and leadfoil come off packets of tea and tobacco. He was one of five small forwards on the roster, however, and likely would have come off the bench for Jackson. And always, when a thing of this natur's to come off, what I stand up for, is, a proper frame of mind. I had to come off my magic carpet and walk once more in the world. Show More Sentences Do you think your conversations with your child would come off differently if re-enacted in the same way? Satisfying herself that I had come off unscathed she smiled quietly, and, taking my hand, started toward the door of the chamber. Dennison dug at the plate with his fingertips, but it would not come off. They alleged that they had been ill treated by the partners at the encampment, and had come off clandestinely, in consequence of a dispute. It was the most wonderful thing, and it had come off her wedding-cake. Howell was watching the stuff come off the other landing craft. It feels like you could set about some of the dash plastics with a cold chisel and the chisel would come off second best. I thought you'd come off it when you saw a chance of getting back a bit of what you chucked at me last night. Osuna, on the mend from elbow surgery last fall, is eligible to come off the disabled list Friday. But before he had finished he felt that his jest was unacceptable and had not come off. They also want me in Tiflis, but I do not know if it will come off. But to zip's dismay, the soot would not come off as the mud and dough had. The coat did not come off, and Danny allowed himself to be placated by the group. This Musketeer had just come off guard, complained of having a cold, and coughed from time to time affectedly. Some of the blueing had gotten on his nose and refused to come off. The distribution of presents was not to come off until after the cantata. When is the carnival, and when does this piece of tomfoolery come off? The ceremony of delivering the keys had better come off forthwith. To think,' said the cherub, looking round the office with unspeakable enjoyment, 'that anything of a tender nature should come off here, is what tickles me. If the hussy stood up for judgment before us five, that are now here in a knot together, would she come off with such a sentence as the worshipful magistrates have awarded? Show More Sentences I was worried that the octopus wasn't actually going to come off his camera and I was just making sure I got it on video, otherwise the people on land wouldn't believe us. Find more words! 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