Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, but off of is an idiom, and idioms follow their own logic. Use of off of is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British English.
Examples of off of in a Sentence
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It’s based off of the tony community of Westchester, New York, which has a vibrant and large Jewish population. —
Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026 The concept gives loft to the on-the-fly punchlines and cheery, faux-sponsorships for razors and laundry detergent — all of them built off of pre-show audience suggestions. —John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026 On April 4, 1993, Donna Bell was grabbed off of a Brockton street by a man in a van. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 Blake Perkins tied the game with a double off of Tarik Skubal that scored Gary Sanchez and Luis Matos. —CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off of
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026 The concept gives loft to the on-the-fly punchlines and cheery, faux-sponsorships for razors and laundry detergent — all of them built off of pre-show audience suggestions. —John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026 On April 4, 1993, Donna Bell was grabbed off of a Brockton street by a man in a van. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 Blake Perkins tied the game with a double off of Tarik Skubal that scored Gary Sanchez and Luis Matos. —CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off of
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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