The runner was off base, meaning the umpire declared him out.
Everything the professor said yesterday was completely off base. I don’t know where she gets these ideas!
I took a leap of faith when I married my girlfriend after only knowing her for a few months.
Even though it was a failing business, the firm took a leap of faith and decided to purchase it.
France, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are all francophone nations.
Have you ever traveled to a francophone nation outside of Europe?
I don’t want my loud children to disturb the sanctity of the funeral proceedings so I took them outside.
Many people accused the politician of breaking the sanctity of their office.
Aside from my brief foray into the jungle, I spent most of my vacation on a beach.
After a brief foray in mathematics, I decided to major in Computer Science.