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?
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Fox News,
23 May 2022
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But this time, the ball ticked off the end of the club and dribbled 27 yards to the right.
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Stu Woo,
WSJ,
31 Oct. 2023
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Sit, think and write my to-do list of items to tick off.
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Jennifer Vishnevsky,
Redbook,
18 May 2020
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Bates split the uprights as the final seconds ticked off the clock.
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Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
6 Dec. 2024
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Don't try to burn the tick off or smother it with Vaseline.
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Star Tribune,
18 June 2021
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Those nine seconds have ticked off the clock, never to be seen again.
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John Kormanik,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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As the old year ticked off its last minutes, New Orleans seemed ready for the new one.
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Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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That time, a group ticked off a run at all 14 resorts in just under 17 hours.
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Tim Neville,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2023
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There is still so much to be done, Furlong said, ticking off a list.
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Jason Mast Reprints,
STAT,
30 June 2023
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On the other there were the people ticked off by the knowledge that there was any backlash at all.
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Richard Lawler,
The Verge,
16 May 2024
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Nate Bogle let loose of the ball from the corner Wednesday night as the final second ticked off.
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Richard Obert,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Mar. 2023
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To the person ticked off about a homeowner who has a tree down and a house that needs to be painted.
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Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2025
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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.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2022
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The Panthers lined up with No. 12 in the middle, standing still as seconds ticked off the play clock and the crowd, awash in blue, looked on from the stands.
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Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
19 Oct. 2024
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There’s a simple secret to hanging around this long: Don’t get ticked off and quit.
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George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2024
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The Orioles then added an infield hit when a ball ticked off Rendon’s glove.
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Jeff Fletcher,
Orange County Register,
28 Mar. 2024
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Both are worthwhile attractions that can be ticked off in half a day.
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Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2024
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This must have really ticked off the climate change nut-jobs.
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Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
16 Jan. 2024
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His third and fourth points were the product of a meaningless layup as the final seconds ticked off.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2024
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As the final seconds ticked off the clock the players hugged and streamers fell from the rafters at Barclays Center.
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Doug Feinberg,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Oct. 2024
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However, one last item had to be ticked off her bucket list.
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Assile Toufaily,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2024
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Well, for starters, the everything shower ticks off every box on your self-care to-do list.
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Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2023
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Now that the turkey has been done and dusted, time to start ticking off those wish list items off your shopping list.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
30 Nov. 2024
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Each film, which will be released next year, ticked off a bucket-list entry.
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Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
16 Sep. 2024
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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.
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Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 July 2023
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As time ticked off the clock, Eberflus stood on the sideline as if dumbstruck and never called timeout as the Bears prepared for the next play.
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Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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Secondly, we are ticked off with the Town of Windermere for not do anything about it.
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Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2024
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Heiskanen had hos point shot tick off a defender’s stick and into the top corner for his third of the playoffs.
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Field Level Media,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2024
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Use tweezers to carefully and steadily pull the tick off, grasping near its mouth or neck.
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Jen Christensen,
CNN,
9 Aug. 2022
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Timberlake and Fatone looked like they were dunked in sweat as Bass easily ticked off the band’s top five songs.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Sep. 2023
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