How to Use tick off in a Sentence

tick off

verb
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  • And in the process, tick off Ocasio-Cortez and the left?
    — Fox News, 23 May 2022
  • But this time, the ball ticked off the end of the club and dribbled 27 yards to the right.
    — Stu Woo, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Sit, think and write my to-do list of items to tick off.
    — Jennifer Vishnevsky, Redbook, 18 May 2020
  • Don't try to burn the tick off or smother it with Vaseline.
    — Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • That time, a group ticked off a run at all 14 resorts in just under 17 hours.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
  • There is still so much to be done, Furlong said, ticking off a list.
    — Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 30 June 2023
  • On the other there were the people ticked off by the knowledge that there was any backlash at all.
    — Richard Lawler, The Verge, 16 May 2024
  • Nate Bogle let loose of the ball from the corner Wednesday night as the final second ticked off.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Races range from about 40 minutes to about an hour long, and fans can line the course to get a view as racers tick off laps.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2022
  • There’s a simple secret to hanging around this long: Don’t get ticked off and quit.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The Orioles then added an infield hit when a ball ticked off Rendon’s glove.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Both are worthwhile attractions that can be ticked off in half a day.
    — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
  • This must have really ticked off the climate change nut-jobs.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • His third and fourth points were the product of a meaningless layup as the final seconds ticked off.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2024
  • However, one last item had to be ticked off her bucket list.
    — Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Well, for starters, the everything shower ticks off every box on your self-care to-do list.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2023
  • Each film, which will be released next year, ticked off a bucket-list entry.
    — Jennifer Weil, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Rafael Devers stepped on the bag for an out but his throw to the plate was high and ticked off the mitt of Connor Wong, allowing a run to score.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • Secondly, we are ticked off with the Town of Windermere for not do anything about it.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
  • Heiskanen had hos point shot tick off a defender’s stick and into the top corner for his third of the playoffs.
    — Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • Use tweezers to carefully and steadily pull the tick off, grasping near its mouth or neck.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Timberlake and Fatone looked like they were dunked in sweat as Bass easily ticked off the band’s top five songs.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • If Arcade Fire had a bucket list, this weekend would tick off at least two major items.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 May 2022
  • The cameras can still capture the inspections, but use the field to play ball, not to embarrass the participants and tick off the fans.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2021
  • Too often, Wisdom realized, he was caught dwelling on his swing or ticked off by his last at-bat.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Since closing, Johnson’s been making the media rounds, ticking off his list of complaints about the city.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
  • He’s ticked off 41 states so far, and plans to run his last in Hartford, Connecticut, this October.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024
  • After the caseworker explained their reasoning for taking custody, the judge ticked off the facts of the case.
    — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
  • The soaring vermilion bridge is one of the first sights that most transplants tick off their must-see list, and Ashwini’s work took her all around San Francisco.
    — Longreads, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Meanwhile Beard ticked off his something borrowed by wearing a tie handed down by his father from 1981.
    — Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024

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