Sentence examples for go off was from inspiring English sources

The bomb, which did not go off, was deactivated by the police in New York.

"Harry's an incredible player, so to see him go off was a relief," said the Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland.

A second device, which didn't go off, was left on Twenty-seventh Street, on a quiet block dominated by closed offices and apparel shops, with only a handful of residences or business that cater to nighttime activity.

Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said that the question of when the bombs found in Britain and the United Arab Emirates were to go off was still under investigation and that there was no information confirming such a close call.

Another incendiary device, which did not go off, was discovered a little more than a day later in County Armagh.It is striking that all parts of the political spectrum are in absolute agreement that political life should not be affected by such bombings.

The bomb that did go off was huge, according to the charging documents.

But when they do, one place they regularly go off is Yellowstone.

A bomb set to go off is found along a bus route in northeastern Israel.

Most senior executives have never ventured into the bowels of the basement, assuming the reason the lights never go off is because of good luck.

Moreover, there are studies which show that 72 99% of the alarms that go off are not actually related to any real patient event [ 24].

"Going off was purely precautionary," he said.