Usage of Off of
The of is often criticized as superfluous, a comment that is irrelevant because off of is an idiom. It is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British.
Examples of off of in a Sentence
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
On Tuesday last week, Blanche questioned Cohen's motivations against Trump and about his recent profiting off of merchandise promoting Trump being put in jail.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 May 2024
Lucy is a woman with a mysterious past who only has these seemingly disparate and often violent dreams to go off of: holding a knife in a bathroom, blood oozing on the floor.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2024
Mateo's rapid increase in popularity bumped Benjamin off of the top 10 list for boys last year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2024
Gnome Village Location: Wolverine — off of Old Sturgeon Road
Cost: Free
In an April social media video, TikTok user MckormickRadio randomly stumbled across a gnome village off Old Sturgeon Road in Wolverine, and couldn't believe the find.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Huntington Beach pinch-hitter Phillip Kang hit an opposite-field double off of the fence in left field.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024
The singer treated fans to a 46-song setlist that included a few new surprises and some tracks off of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The original name was Stevi Sweets based off of the sweetener stevia.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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“Off of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20of. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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