Below you will find example sentences with "off duty". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Off Duty in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: duty
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.9 words

Words in this phrase

off duty

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • off can mean: In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point. Very common word
  • duty can mean: That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

00am an off duty police officer 1× and was off duty at the 1× are now off duty 1× couple insidean off duty brookline firefighter 1× have lifeguard off duty sign on 1× he was off duty 1× he was off duty and drinking 1× he was off duty and under 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he was off 2× a former metropolitan 1× as a car 1× both men were 1× brad johnson of 1× dorset police s 1×

Common sentence endings:

at their facilities 1× couple s life 1× drinking with colleagues 1× enter his vehicle 1× killed off duty 1× now off duty 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

police 7× officers 4× same 3× officer 3× incident 3× firefighter 2× saves 2× couple 2× killed 2× lifeguards 2× early 2× hours 2×

Related phrases

off balls laid off pull off turn off turned off pulled off kick off cut off paying off showing off

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around duty:

stamp duty 10× duty modern 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

off campus off balls odds bet odd numbers oct file ocean floor

Just after it in the phrase index:

offensive coordinator offensive line offensive lineman offensive rebounds offensive rookie offensive tackle

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

off balls off campus

Same ending:

active duty stamp duty customs duty

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "off duty" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 00am an off duty police officer, and was off duty at the, police, officers and same stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with off balls, laid off, pull off, stamp duty and duty modern, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with off duty

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He was off duty at the time. (7 words)

Both men were off duty at the time. (8 words)

He was off duty so what's the big deal? (10 words)

Longer example sentences

He phoned 999 in the early hours of Friday, May 13 last year, after he had been thrown out of Acapulco night club in Halifax, when he was off duty and drinking with colleagues. (34 words)

From January through November, 31 police officers were killed while on duty, the same number as the same period in 2017, said ISP, which does not provide data about officers killed off duty. (33 words)

The incident happened while he was off duty and under the influence of alcohol in Shrewsbury town centre on the night of October 12 and into the early hours of October 13, 2022. (33 words)

Question examples

He was off duty so what's the big deal? (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

As A Car Dangles Over Pier In Charlestown, Off Duty FireFighter Saves The Couple InsideAn off duty Brookline firefighter saves a couple's life.

From January through November, 31 police officers were killed while on duty, the same number as the same period in 2017, said ISP, which does not provide data about officers killed off duty.

Then it’s the same stuff for the police officer, except for status, whether or not they were off duty or on duty.

From 1959 a green beret (previously worn only by the legion's paratroopers) became the universal ordinary duty headdress, with the kepi reserved for parade and off duty wear.

Brad Johnson, of Skegness Lifeboat Station, said “As we reach our off-peak season our lifeguards who have patrolled the beaches all summer long are now off duty.

Shortly after 2:00am, an off duty police officer was at Primer Avenue off Tonique Williams Darling Highway, when he was approached by two males who attempted to enter his vehicle.

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of raping a woman while he was off duty.

Both men were off duty at the time.

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He phoned 999 in the early hours of Friday, May 13 last year, after he had been thrown out of Acapulco night club in Halifax, when he was off duty and drinking with colleagues.

He was off duty at the time.

He was off duty so what's the big deal?

In 2020 a British soldier was found hanged at a hotel in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, after returning from a nightclub while off duty.

It is further reported that an off duty policeman saw the incident and stopped to assist.

My understanding is they were all off duty, and we are doing a review of the situation,” Chief Adam Palmer told Global News.

She explained : "I expect the highest standards of police officers on or off duty.

Sheldon, from Northumberland, worked as an ambulance care assistant and was off duty at the time of the incident.

The incident happened while he was off duty and under the influence of alcohol in Shrewsbury town centre on the night of October 12 and into the early hours of October 13, 2022.

Dorset Police’s deputy chief constable Rachel Farrell said: “Whether on or off duty, we always expect our police officers and staff to maintain the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

He, therefore, advised the hoteliers in particular, to employ lifeguards and have lifeguard off duty sign on display when necessary at their facilities.

Miles Caffull, 26, had been disqualified from driving in May 2023 after speeding offences committed off duty, but failed to report this to the force until June 20.

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