come off
verb
came off; come off; coming off; comes off
2
: succeed
His plans to start a business never came off.
4
US, informal
—used in phrases like where do you come off? to express anger or annoyance at what someone has said or done
Marie was bent over the table now, reading, her piping girlish voice hot with indignation. "Where does she come off, anyway?"—
T. Coraghessan Boyle
T. Coraghessan Boyle1
: to have recently completed or recovered from
coming off a good year
2
: to have recently stopped using (an illegal drug)
an addict who is coming off heroin
Examples of come off in a Sentence
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been “just dating” for years
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Sutton came off the bench to post 16 points and seven rebounds.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2026
Ivory Coast’s depth ultimately won out, with Manchester United’s Amad coming off the bench to score a 90th-minute winner.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Overall, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index has gained 125% in the past 12 months and is coming off its best quarter ever.
—
Bailey Lipschultz,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Messi kicked off the tournament with a hat trick in Argentina’s opener against Algeria, followed that with a brace against Austria and then came off the bench to score his sixth goal against Jordan with a sublime free kick.
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Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
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Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2026
Ivory Coast’s depth ultimately won out, with Manchester United’s Amad coming off the bench to score a 90th-minute winner.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Overall, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index has gained 125% in the past 12 months and is coming off its best quarter ever.
—
Bailey Lipschultz,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Messi kicked off the tournament with a hat trick in Argentina’s opener against Algeria, followed that with a brace against Austria and then came off the bench to score his sixth goal against Jordan with a sublime free kick.
—
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20off. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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