Sentence examples for off guard from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "off guard" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe being unprepared or surprised. For example: She was caught completely off guard when he proposed.

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off guard

adjective

Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive.

His sudden appearance at the office caught her completely off guard.

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This caught him off guard.

The New Yorker

Roddick, caught off guard, obliged.

The New York Times - Sports

I said, caught off guard.

The New Yorker

They caught us off guard.

The New York Times

People are caught off guard.

The New York Times

This time, we caught them off guard".

The New York Times

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Dr. Creasey was caught off-guard.

The New York Times

Did those catch you off-guard?

The New York Times

"They were caught off-guard".

The Guardian

Caught off-guard?

Forbes

That caught Intel off-guard.

Forbes

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