Way-off Sentence Examples

There is consequently a transmission of the stimulus from the sensitive organ to a kind of motor mechanism situated some little way off.

A great boulder, roughly squared, standing a little way off the road, marks the place where Zwingli fell.

But the election isn't until August and that's a long way off.

He sailed on the 29th of December 1779 with the trade for the West Indies under his protection, captured a Spanish convoy on his way off Finisterre on the 8th of January, defeated a smaller Spanish force near Cape St Vincent on the 16th, relieved Gibraltar on the 19th, and left for the West Indies on the 13th of February.

A little way off is the university, which has faculties of law, medicine and natural science (hardly too students in all); the library has valuable MSS., including part of that of the Orlando Furioso and letters by Tasso.

Being apprehensive that the French centre would tack and pass this gap so as to put him between two fires, he kept a long way off so as to be free to manoeuvre against them if they made the attempt.

He looked understandably crestfallen as he made his way off the 18th green.

Matt Maple returned from holiday a little way off peak fitness to place 69 th.

Shots could be heard, but some way off.

Buying a home - When you are in college, buying a home seems like a long way off but it really isn't.

In most instances, the tabs will be very close to accurate, but in some cases they might be way off.

While the arrows won't match up exactly on the 1, 2, 3, and 4 counts sometimes, you can be assured that the arrows won't follow some crazy pattern that is way off from the beat.

You may see some that seem accurate for you and your children, while others may appear way off base.

If you're cartridge has foil don't peel it all the way off as it is needed to reseal the hole.