Sentence examples for off the controversy from inspiring English sources

Nonetheless, Modi has yet to shake off the controversy.

To his credit, Hewitt showed his own toughness by shrugging off the controversy.

"It was a big step to invite me," said Eduardo, who shrugged off the controversy.

On Tuesday, Woods shrugged off the controversy, saying, "I just thought it was time for a change".

He shrugged away teammates who rushed to congratulate him and left others to shrug off the controversy swirling around him.

The Mets have laughed off the controversy surrounding Rey Sanchez's alleged haircut during a blowout loss last week.

Pat Robertson is the latest conservative voice to sound off on the controversy surrounding a Colorado baker's refusal to prepare a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

Cyndi Lauper, who wrote the music, and book writer Harvey Fierstein also sound off on the controversy in the video, which quickly racked up over 60,000 views after being posted on the musical's official Facebook page June 3.

The Knicks assistant Don Chaney believes the off-the-court controversy surrouding Camby and Raptors Coach Butch Carter affected the forward's play.

For all their brilliance and promise, our players seem to hobble along from one off-the-field controversy to another, each more embarrassing than the last.

Instead, after the Panthers beat Minnesota, 38-13, the Vikings were 2-5, mined in off-the-field controversy, missing their best player -- quarterback Daunte Culpepper -- and watching their season, and possibly Coach Mike Tice's job, slip away.