How to Use clock off/out in a Sentence

clock off/out

phrasal verb

• The Bengals ran the clock out and kicked a game-winning field goal at the buzzer.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2022
• Then a jet sweep on fourth and one lost three yards as the Chiefs took over and ran the clock out.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
• The Sun led by two points with the shot clock off in the fourth quarter of Game 1, but went on to lose.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2022
• You're allowed to clock out and call up some friends for a night of fun, on the town or at home.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
• In both cases the Pacers had the ball with the shot clock off, but with enough time to walk it up the floor.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
• All of that happened around the time Wall Street was getting ready to clock out.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
• South Florida then ran the clock out and won its eighth straight game.
  — Langston Wertz Jr., Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024
• Most working-class jobs require you to clock in, do what you’re told, and clock out.
  — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
• Planning to run the clock out, Willis spotted Steven Woish all alone on the outside.
  — Mike McMahon, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
• With 12 seconds left on the shot clock out of a timeout, the Trailblazers’ play broke down.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• The Cowboys, leading by three, had an opportunity to run the clock out with 1:28 to play in the game.
  — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2022
• Herbert threw a late interception, but the Chiefs kneed the clock out to clinch the victory.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• The Lakers, who made all 20 of their free throws, were able to dribble the clock out before James and Davis embraced Walker.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• Recently, Hunt had people stare straight ahead with a ticking clock off to one side.
  — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2014
• With the shot clock off and the score locked at 46, conventional wisdom would have called for Valley Vista’s star senior point guard to slow the game down.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2023
• So even office workers would do well to clock out earlier.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 July 2023
• Documents say Cordero made his way between tractor-trailers backed into the warehouse and waited for about two and a half hours for Portscheller to clock out of the warehouse.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• Then, with the Cavs trailing by three points in the closing seconds, the shot clock off and Garland out of the game with six fouls, Bickerstaff designed a play featuring Osman.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
• No turning the clock off after four hours this time — the last group won’t take off until noon, four hours after the professional wheelchair division is the first to hit the streets.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 7 Nov. 2021
• Things shift, however, when the Moon enters your friendship sector, so prepare yourself to clock out and go meet up with the gang, leaving your to-do list behind for something much more thrilling.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
• Businesses close on Sundays, and laborers clock off exactly when the workday ends.
  — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
• Miami's longest drive after halftime went for 23 yards, with the Dolphins either punting, turning the ball over or running the clock out on their final seven possessions.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 27 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024