come off (Meaning)

Wordnet

come off (v)

come to be detached

happen in a particular manner

break off (a piece from a whole)

come off Sentence Examples

  1. The performance didn't come off as well as we had hoped; there were several technical issues.
  2. I was worried the joke wouldn't come off, but everyone laughed.
  3. The paint on the walls didn't come off easily; it took hours of scrubbing.
  4. The plan to surprise her for her birthday party didn't come off as intended; she found out beforehand.
  5. The meeting didn't come off as productive; we didn't reach any conclusions.
  6. He tried to sound confident, but his speech didn't come off convincingly.
  7. The event came off without a hitch, thanks to careful planning and coordination.
  8. The sticker wouldn't come off the surface no matter how hard I tried.
  9. The candidate's promises during the debate didn't come off as genuine to the audience.
  10. Despite our efforts, the project didn't come off as successful as we had anticipated.

FAQs About the word come off

come to be detached, happen in a particular manner, break off (a piece from a whole)

come down, be, come to pass, occur,happen, come, go on, cook, pass, go down

fail, wash out, collapse, fold, strike out, miss,strike out, founder, founder, fail

The performance didn't come off as well as we had hoped; there were several technical issues.

I was worried the joke wouldn't come off, but everyone laughed.

The paint on the walls didn't come off easily; it took hours of scrubbing.

The plan to surprise her for her birthday party didn't come off as intended; she found out beforehand.