right off

adverb

Examples of right off in a Sentence

he had just gotten married when he was shipped right off to war
Recent Examples on the Web
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One of my favorite places is right off the beach in West Maui. Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Orlando Arcia — making his Rockies debut after being released by Atlanta, and then officially signed by Colorado on Wednesday — recorded the club’s first hit of the evening in the third with a single to right off southpaw Matthew Boyd. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 May 2025 He is expected to see the field with the Seahawks right off the bat in some form. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 Join 2 others in the comments View Comments As expected, lifting the menagerie of items right off the shelf is prohibited — this is not actually an IKEA, after all — but touching, surprisingly, is not entirely off-limits. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for right off

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right off was in 1771

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“Right off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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