Sentence examples for saying off from inspiring English sources

As we chatted, other pedestrians were trying in vain to hail cabs, but they were either occupied or going to their garages with windshield signs saying OFF DUTY.

But within hours of his advocating the measure, an adviser was saying off the record that it might last only a few years.

The administration had played down the remarks by Mr. Saleh, an American ally in the fight against terrorism, with officials saying off the record on Tuesday that they assumed the beleaguered president was trying to score points at home by attacking the United States and Israel.

Experts disagree sharply these days over how to manage our multitudes of stray and feral cats, with some saying off to the pound, others preaching a policy of catch, neuter and release, and everybody wishing there were other options to click.

I went from touching the light switch and saying "off, off, off... .. to looking on either side of my bed countless times, running my hands along the shutters while saying "closed, closed, closed" and when I started driving at 16... you know what's coming.

Never brush anyone aside or wave what they are saying off as trivial.

Leckey started by saying off-camera "I've got a problem with you - I don't know if it's going to make for a good interview".

The interior secretary, Dirk Kempthorne, rejected the proposal along with another in the Catskills and 20 others, saying off-reservation casinos would have a negative impact on reservation life.

Marx keeps saying off-site books will arrive in 24 hours, but given past performance, I wouldn't be so quick to believe that claim.

And, as Ken Clarke was caught saying off-mic, she has a reputation as a "bloody difficult woman" – a details hawk, a micro-manager.

UPDATE [9 03 p.m.]: On the finale of HBO's series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst," Durst is heard saying off-camera that he "killed them all".