branch off
verb
branched off; branching off; branches off
: to separate from something and move in a different direction
The stream branched off to the left.
—often + fromStreets branch off from both sides of the highway.
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Dozens of people in the area have volunteered to help clear tree branches off lawns and fix other property damage at the homes of their elderly neighbors.
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Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Bambaataa, in the telling, branched off his own parties from that of DJ Kool Herc, the breakbeat innovator, who was like Bambaataa’s confrere, as was Grandmaster Flash.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
One branch slopes northeast to feed the Yellowstone caldera, while a second branches off toward the Snake River Plain.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Snip a few budding branches off a shrub or tree in your yard (or buy artificial ones from the craft store), and place them in a vase.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
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Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Bambaataa, in the telling, branched off his own parties from that of DJ Kool Herc, the breakbeat innovator, who was like Bambaataa’s confrere, as was Grandmaster Flash.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
One branch slopes northeast to feed the Yellowstone caldera, while a second branches off toward the Snake River Plain.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Snip a few budding branches off a shrub or tree in your yard (or buy artificial ones from the craft store), and place them in a vase.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for branch off
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“Branch off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branch%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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