ring off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It was well after dark when Manguillier found Anthony Empson’s wedding ring off Île aux Cerfs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The phone at the Cambridge, Mass.,-based Denham Group “is starting to ring off the hook,” says eXp agent Todd Denman.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
The senator did stand, and appeared to move to take his wedding ring off, prompting an outcry from the chamber and rebuke by Mr. Sanders.
From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2023
Though he was told it would only take “one or two minutes” to cut the titanium ring off, the 33-year-old singer noted the fitness tracker was “not off yet” after an hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023
The old Paine Underwood would have eagerly picked up the phone and ranted, but the new Paine Underwood took Donna Underwood’s advice and let it ring off the hook.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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