How to Use off the mark in a Sentence

off the mark

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  • That means leaders are more than two times off the mark.
    — Deborah Lovich, Harvard Business Review, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The pass was just off the mark, setting up a second down.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • So how did a story that was off the mark come to be taken as truth?
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Mothers are quicker off the mark.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Baraga was poised to grab the lead but its 3-point attempt was off the mark.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Even if that teen is hoping to lose weight, that little amount of food is way off the mark.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But Tatum’s game-tying shot attempt at the buzzer was way off the mark.
    — Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Those first assessments have proven wildly off the mark.
    — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • However, futures pricing has been well off the mark for most of the year.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
  • These new doodads are often flashy, but always seem a little off the mark.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Guzmán said the stereotype that Germans are stand-offish is way off the mark.
    — Soudi Jiménezescritor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Several of his passes were way off the mark – either too short, too wide or too high.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Not that Wolfe’s dictum was totally off the mark.
    — David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The only pass truly off the mark was a deep out to Richardson’s left that sailed high.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • All those warnings about the negative effects of too much tube time weren’t that far off the mark.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 July 2026
  • The Cougars had one last chance, but a halfcourt heave by Bamgboye was off the mark.
    — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 2022
  • At times those guesses were comically off the mark.
    — Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Davis darned near forced a third overtime, but his corner three-pointer with two seconds left was off the mark.
    — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2022
  • In the prelims, Rowe was within eight hundredths of a second off the mark.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
  • For a quarterback who makes his living off short passes, Goff is off the mark on far too many throws.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Three of those games were won by double-digits, and SRV was one point off the mark.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But really off the mark in terms of the power of Russia and the power of the troops.
    — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Friedman reads those theories, and says some of the fan speculation is not far off the mark.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 May 2023
  • His shotgun snaps are consistently off the mark, forcing Maye to take his eyes off the field.
    — Chad Graff, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
  • Even in places like Britain with reliable data, forecasts have often been far off the mark.
    — Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Morris’ throw, though, was also off the mark and skipped into left field, bringing Herman home.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
  • Macaulay Porter, a spokeswoman for Youngkin, said polling has been consistently off the mark.
    — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Indiana had one last chance, but Ali Patberg's 3-pointer was off the mark.
    — Doug Feinberg, ajc, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Jackson’s pass to Mark Andrews was a little off the mark, and the star tight end was unable to haul the pass in.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
  • When Jacee Garza put down a sacrifice bunt, the throw was off the mark, putting runners at second and third with no outs.
    — Joseph Myers, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023

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