dash off

1. Write or sketch hastily, as in I'm just going to dash off a letter . [Early 1700s]

2. Hurry away, depart hastily, as in He dashed off as though he was being chased . This usage employs the verb dash in the sense of “impetuously run” or “rush,” a usage dating from about 1300.

Example Sentences

The red thorns dash off her armor, creating scars, gashes, and stains on it.

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As Eisman explained why no one in his right mind would own the very shares he had bought sixteen hours earlier, Danny dashed off text messages to his partners.

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Oscar barked and dashed off as the bus came to a stop at the bottom of the driveway.

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Instead of meticulously recording tracks, records would be dashed off spontaneously.

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Nuno created a close-knit group, squad members had previously stayed and played around with an American football after media appearances at the training ground, rather than immediately dashing off home.

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