Sentence examples for off the country from inspiring English sources

Sponging off the country they hate".

Even if a last-minute deal heads that off, the country needs to find more savings.

"Our government has sold off the country and we have nothing to show for it".

The coalition has sealed off the country by shutting down air and seaports and blockaded all inbound and outbound traffic.

Until the 20th century, armies commonly lived off the country and, in enemy territory, from captured stores.

Just as outsiders and Nigerians were writing off the country as a failure, it managed to surprise us.

"Just look around the world, and tick off the countries that are resource-rich," Warner says.

She can tick off the countries, though she is not sure if they are in the right order.

France, Portugal, eastern Europe, Sweden... Levi begins to reel off the countries that have bought it, and interrupts himself, mystified.

The armies of the opposing sides conducted series of raids and counter-raids from which they lived off the country-side and tried to deny each other access to supplies and fodder.

There were no major battles; the war consisted of a series of raids and counter-raids during which the opposing sides lived off the country-side and tried to deny each other access to supplies and fodder.