rattle off

phrasal verb

rattled off; rattling off; rattles off

informal

: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory

She rattled off the names of all 50 states.

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The Knicks, who improved to 29-16, have now won consecutive games for the first time since rattling off nine straight from Dec. 15 – Jan. 1. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 The only other members of the 500-Steal, 1400-Run Club with more hits than Ichiro won’t take long to rattle off: Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Paul Molitor and Eddie Collins. —

Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 Entering the regular season’s final week, the Vikings had rattled off nine consecutive wins, a streak that owed to Minnesota’s aggressive defense, but also to its quarterback, who had thrown 35 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. —

Andrew Greif, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025 LaVine snapped back into gear immediately in the second half, firing off a pair of 3-pointers and rattling off 13 points in the third quarter. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rattle off