How to Use throw off in a Sentence

throw off

verb
  • The track dogs with her were thrown off its trail by the many deer in the area.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 10 Oct. 2017
  • She did get thrown off the train — and was banged up a bit!
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
  • And for dairy farmers, the time change throws off the cows, too.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2020
  • And pieces that aren't the right size for a certain room can throw off the whole look and feel of the space.
    — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, 15 Nov. 2018
  • That appeared to throw off the timing and Gaglianone hooked the ball left.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2017
  • My Lady Jane has been thrown off the throne — for good.
    — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The three-wheeler left the roadway, and both the driver and the toddler were thrown off.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • He’s shown the willingness to stand in there and take hits to get a throw off.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
  • Creatures who jump on top of the fence are thrown off by the spinning tube.
    — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • One bad start, one false step can throw off the entire race.
    — oregonlive, 10 June 2021
  • She was thrown off the train, but refused to bend to the injustice.
    — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2018
  • There's enough wheelspin to throw off the butt dyno, but stick with it.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Michael leaped aboard as Lonnie started the boat’s diesel, threw off the lines.
    — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • Coffee grounds were spread on top of the cocaine in an attempt to throw off the scent.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 July 2021
  • Dozens of states in Asia and Africa threw off colonial overlords.
    — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Michael Kopech threw off a mound Saturday for the first time this spring.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Maybe—just maybe—the job market is starting to throw off some heat.
    — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The killers covered the site with trash to throw off anyone searching.
    — New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020
  • So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
    — Anthony Geraci, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • With each make, the Zips were able to set their press and throw off Ohio State’s offensive rhythm.
    — Adam Jardy, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The guys who stand up, lean one way or the other and raise their hands, that throws off a horse’s balance.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 6 June 2018
  • Still throws off his back foot too often; still drops his arm slot to about 2 o’clock.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Cards have to make sure the pace doesn’t throw off their defensive alignment.
    — Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2018
  • Shackelford's the only one of those three who are throwing off the mound right now.
    — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Any variables, like heat or noise, could throw off the system.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2021
  • His last time throwing off a mound was in a spring training game on March 13.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • But Keith has a way of saying these things so that they’re just thrown off.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025
  • So is there a world in which a funeral was staged in order to throw off fans?
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 June 2025
  • How much of it is going to throw off the team’s offseason training, the overall development of these two top players?
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025

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