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Even though you may be goal oriented, such a question may come off as if you feel entitled or special.

Trying to be teacher's pet. Your behavior will come off as phony and your classmates may start to resent you.

I hope I did not come off as rude to your mom. I really want her to like me.

The Twilight actress revealed that interviews make her feel uncomfortable, admitting that she does not mean to come off as distant.

Tell her you'll tell her when you see her on your first date. You'll come off as mysterious. She'll eat it up.

You may have to do a little self-promotion, but try not to come off as a braggart.

Still, a last-minute deal might come off as a well-received rescue of a bank that was on the verge of disappearing on Monday.

In a lesser actor's hands Stark could come off as just a villain.

e. g. I hope I didn't come off as rude to your mother. I really want her to like me.

Knowing how to work with the media will help you come off as a pro even if it's your first media event.

I don't mean to come off as snarky, but surely a smart screenwriter like Christopher Nolan can do better than this.

At the same time, many mining stocks have come off as concern has crept in that China will also be affected by the global slowdown.

Those slippers will never come off as long as you're alive.

The weight starts to come off as he signs up for 5km and 10km races.

Most men are trying too hard to impress a woman. What they don't know, is that when you try too hard to impress, you come off as needy.

It may cause the INFJ to come off as too strongly opinionated or snobbish to others.

He'll have a battle with himself: he wants you to know he wants to kiss you, but he doesn't want to come off as pushy or overbearing.

If it was too big, then it might come off as unlikeable.

It is unclear whether that penalty will affect Pyongyang or come off as a slap on the wrist.

You need to try not to come off as critical of others, but more positive.

Now this might often be true, but ideally, you don't want to come off as a guy who's hunting for women.

Reform-minded Chinese officials will be forced to stand strong to appease hard-liners within the government and not come off as too weak.

However, I would have awarded an indirect free kick in the penalty box. I don't want to come off as arrogant, but that was obstruction.

We've been thinking hard about how to show this in a dramatic way because this could easily come off as seeming infantile.

You would love to initiate conversation but you don't want to come off as cheesy, pushy, or desperate.

Given that I am an atheist and major fan of science that might come off as rather odd.

Even thought you may come off as mean you are truly a great friend

If you do come off as quiet, do better next time