sendoff

/ ˈsɛndˌɒf /

noun

1. a demonstration of good wishes to a person about to set off on a journey, new career, etc

2. a start, esp an auspicious one, to a venture

verb

1. to cause to depart; despatch

2. sport (of the referee) to dismiss (a player) from the field of play for some offence

3. informal,  to give a sendoff to

Example Sentences

ABC7’s tribute package to Sykes included a sendoff from David Muir as well as a sit-down interview with fellow anchor and friend Jovana Lara.

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She had a moving sendoff, putting her back in the plane with her younger self and with the younger versions of Javi and Lottie, all encouraging her to go towards the light.

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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness, is ready for a heavy-metal sendoff after facing issues with his health in recent years.

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“I was equipped to do the job here the old way,” Bennett told reporters at a tearful sendoff.

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So Monday night — as much as it was billed as a gratitude-driven sendoff — was also a forced retirement for a guy who does know more about government and governance than half of Congress combined.

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Related Words

• adieu 
• bon voyage 
• goodbye