stay off
phrasal verb
stayed off; staying off; stays off
1
: to avoid (something)
Let's stay off the subject of politics.
She's doing a good job of staying off drugs.
2
: to not go on (something)
Please stay off the grass.
Examples of stay off in a Sentence
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Mayor Cara Spencer urged residents to stay off the roads to allow emergency responders unhindered access to damaged sites and asked people to limit cellphone use due to ongoing connectivity issues.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
For the first several songs, the Bowl’s monitors stayed off, as if Dylan didn’t want to be seen.
—Brady Gerber, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This is utter nonsense, and discourse about practically any new game on the market has become so toxic that staying off the internet entirely is the only way avoid it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
For the first several songs, the Bowl’s monitors stayed off, as if Dylan didn’t want to be seen.
—Brady Gerber, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This is utter nonsense, and discourse about practically any new game on the market has become so toxic that staying off the internet entirely is the only way avoid it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Stay off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20off. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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