How to Use off the premises in a Sentence

off the premises

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  • The man was escorted off the premises to the sound of the crowd chanting her name.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 18 Oct. 2022
  • All visitors must wear a mask; those who do not wear masks will be escorted off the premises.
    — Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com, 24 July 2021
  • So when Owen wandered off the premises, he was quickly rounded up and welcomed back.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Harris then stood up and walked to her desk to gather her things and was escorted off the premises, the lawsuit said.
    — Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2023
  • This is mostly for alcohol that is sold for consumption off the premises from where it was purchased.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2023
  • Episode 6 began with the women distracted by a brunch excursion that took them on a rare trip off the premises.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2021
  • Their real faces are never shown, hidden behind wide umbrellas as they are escorted off the premises.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Seven-inning double-headers were fine in 2020 when teams’ aim was to hurry up and play and get off the premises.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2021
  • Variety reported at the time that Miller had been escorted off the premises in the aftermath.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Video had surfaced online of them grabbing a woman by the throat and appearing to choke her before they were reportedly escorted off the premises.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Zoo security then found Thomas and the unnamed woman in the aquarium area of the attraction, and the pair was escorted off the premises.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit also describes another instance in Colon is alleged to have taken a different migrant and her teenage daughter off the premises.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The ordinance defines food establishments as spaces that offer the sale of food or beverages to the public on or off the premises, a pushcart, stand or vehicle.
    — Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2023
  • But aside from posting signage about masks and escorting customers refusing to wear masks off the premises, there is not much retailers can do to stop people from getting rowdy, experts say.
    — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 8 July 2020
  • In the White House, the president and his staff don’t wear masks, relying instead on half-measures like temperature checks and rapid tests to keep the virus off the premises.
    — Kyle Whitmire, al, 2 Oct. 2020
  • After photographers on site snapped her photograph, security escorted her off the premises.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Nunez and other officers attempted to escort the man and the baby off the premises, but a second hail of gunfire from Morris interrupted the retrieval.
    — Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The agreement also protects workers who are participating in union activities outside the facilities, such as in the parking lots, from getting kicked off the premises.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Fortunately for them, the Bachelor franchise's stage manager and resident bouncer Big Paulie was not on hand to escort them off the premises.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2024
  • According to lawsuits against The Tradition, Chemirmir was escorted off the premises in late 2016 and asked not to return.
    — Jamie Stengle, ajc, 12 Nov. 2021
  • After continuing to insist on speaking with a rabbi, Garland cooperated and the security guard escorted him off the premises, police said.
    — Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Some casinos even use a facial-recognition software developed by an Israeli company for use on the borders of the West Bank to keep known cheaters and other personae non grata off the premises.
    — Karrie Jacobs, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Though classified information can be taken off the premises in the course of official duties, taking classified documents home is prohibited by executive order.
    — Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Buffalo Wild Wings Go is a takeout and delivery operation geared towards consumers who prefer to eat off the premises, according to an April 10 news release.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 18 June 2024
  • Universities have instituted policies that spell out that certain activities, done off the premises and ostensibly outside the penumbra of the University’s authority, will get your butt kicked out of school.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2010
  • Video footage online will show that none of the Congressmembers involved were physically handcuffed; but instead, were peacefully escorted off the premises to be processed by the Capitol Police at a table in the shade.
    — Essence, 19 July 2022
  • The 34-year-old suspect was being escorted off the premises with a group for being intoxicated and belligerent just before midnight, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
    — Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2023

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