told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work
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The game began to open up more in the minutes before the second-half hydration break as Canada once again forced the South Africans to clear off the line.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026 Sami attacked Cody and cleared off the Arabic announce table.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026 While Nico O’Reilly hit the woodwork, Kane hit a field goal instead of an actual goal and Marc Guehi had a header cleared off the line, Ghana looked sporadically and worryingly dangerous in the second half in Boston.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
24 June 2026 Substitute forward Joe Hanson sent a header just wide in the 75th minute, while a deflected shot from midfielder Tumi Moshobane was also cleared off the line shortly after.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for clear off