oft
adverb
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oft
American
[awft, oft]
/ ɔft, ɒft /
adverb
Literary.
OFT
1
British
abbreviation
oft
2
British
/ ɒft /
adverb
Etymology
Origin of oft
before 900; Middle English oft ( e ), Old English oft; cognate with Old Frisian ofta, Old Saxon oft ( o ), German oft, Old Norse opt
Example Sentences
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It has been oft noted by commentators who excel at statements of the obvious that Berkshire has enough cash to buy many of the world’s most-admired companies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
That’s partly why its new Space Launch System, built by Boeing and Northrup Grumman, was oft delayed and over budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
A mountain man talk talks about surviving the outdoors in an ad that stars singer Sarah McLachlan spoofing her well-known and oft mocked animal-advocacy ad that uses her song “Angel.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
"A shadow on the wall," Varys murmured, "yet shad-ows can kill. And oft times a very small man can cast a very large shadow." 'iyrion smiled.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Second try Boeing’s second attempt at launching Starliner was supposed to happen last August, a year and a half after the botched OFT mission.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
This is actually Rosie’s second flight, as the mannequin also rode along for the original OFT mission back in 2019.
From The Verge ● May 19, 2022
Rosie rode aboard the first OFT and provided engineers data about G-force exertion on the body during launch.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2022
They stopped in 2009 when Peverel Group brought the matter to the attention of the OFT and this is not how we do business today.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2013
So sang the old Puritan poet; and there is a large wisdom in the word OFT which I have abundantly envied, being myself an anxious-minded man!
From At Large by Arthur Christopher Benson
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