How to Use clear off in a Sentence

clear off

verb
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  • The final few moments in particular were pure entertainment, with Georgia hitting the post and then having an effort cleared off the line in its desperate search for another goal.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • Sophia Smith had a shot the Dutch had to clear off the line.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • Next, clear off the soap with warm water and dry it with a microfiber cloth.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The governor has moved the goalposts again, this time clear off the field and out of the stadium.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 9 June 2021
  • This pressure washer comes with up to 2100 PSI to clear off grime and weeds from wood or brick flooring.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Once the clouds clear off, Portland will have mostly sunny skies and a high of about 79 degrees.
    — oregonlive, 20 July 2022
  • In the 2022 video, however, the football sailed clear off the side of the mountain and disappeared into the void below.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Sunday night: Skies should clear off and west-northwest breezes slowly die down.
    — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Spend a few minutes clearing off your desk at the end of your work day to give yourself a fresh start every morning.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Grab a razor scraper or light abrasive pad and clear off the mating surface of both the housing and cover.
    — Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Well, the city got the land and cleared off the locals, all right — but before the building began, the cry went up that this was a socialist undertaking.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • This screen cleaner comes with a microfiber pad that clears off smudges from screens alongside a brush to remove crumbs and dust from in between tight spaces.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
  • County contractors are setting up equipment for work to clear off old bridge paint and apply a new coat.
    — oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
  • But skies will remain generally clear for several days after the storm clears off to the east.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Crews are also treating the highway and trying to clear off ice that refroze overnight in the cold temperatures.
    — Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Some of those clouds will come with patchy fog until about 9 a.m. Skies will begin to clear off by noon, and the afternoon should see mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of about 76 degrees.
    — oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2022
  • But four laps later, just moments after Rahal pitted, his left rear tire spun clear off the axle as Rahal accelerated out of the pits around Turn 2.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2021
  • Once any fog or low clouds clear off, Portland will see a partly sunny day with temperatures reaching about 76 degrees.
    — oregonlive, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The heel breaks clear off her shoe, but the supermodel keeps walking so confidently, nobody even notices.
    — Charlotte Triggs, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The wheel flew clear off in Turn 3, bouncing up and down the banking and nearly struck several cars — including Newgarden — before race control threw the yellow.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2023
  • Vehicles and windshields could also be frosted, so allow extra time to clear off vehicles in the morning.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Try to clear off as many horizontal surfaces as possible.
    — Kathryn Weber, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • When a dry towel doesn’t cut it, Peloton recommends using Windex wipes before the microfiber towel, which helps clear off oil and fingerprints without making the screen streaky.
    — Sara Hendricks, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2020
  • But the logistics of bringing the large troupe back together for a tour were always too daunting to even consider until just a few months ago when the SAG strike cleared off their calendars for the foreseeable future.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Portland will have a cloudy morning Friday that should gradually clear off to a partly sunny afternoon.
    — oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Called a thermal pulse, this huge fireball of energy is dumped into the star's interior, blows upward like a tsunami, and then blasts material clear off the star's surface.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2012
  • Castellanos also saw another effort cleared off the line by Napoli defender Leo Østigård in a much better second period.
    — Daniella Matar, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Cox said outreach teams will be positioned in other potential hotspot areas to try to prevent encampments from popping up there once tents are cleared off Atkinson.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Most exfoliating scrubs rely on harsh ground-up shell or mild acids to clear off your dead skin, but Tatcha's formula uses a gentle combo of extra-fine rice bran and papaya enzymes.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Construction vehicles have movedover 200 tons of debris off the streets before street sweepers arrive to clear off remaining mud and silt, according to Andreani.
    — Michael Donohue, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2021

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