How to Use reel off in a Sentence

reel off

verb

• The doctor reeled off the names of the drugs with a confused look in front of his wife who was next to him.
  — Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
• Or Justin Thomas, who tends to reel off birdies in bunches.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2022
• Young saw one performer reel off the names of all 50 states in under half a minute.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2022
• In the final, Swiatek got broken to trail 2-1, but then reeled off 10 straight games.
  — Howard Fendrich, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
• But the Dukes reeled off five straight goals, the last of which came with 54 seconds left by Caitlin McElwee, to rally for the win.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2023
• Damien Martinez and Jam Griffin each reel off 23-yard runs.
  — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
• North Central lost its first three games of the season before reeling off nine wins in a row.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
• Facts about the character are reeled off by the expert ensemble.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• Asked about her future, Kiefer reeled off her and Meinhardt's remaining events in Paris.
  — CBS News, 29 July 2024
• Kane reeled off a list of Bayern's attacking faults after the Leverkusen loss.
  — James Ellingworth, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• Most anglers just rinse their fly reels off with freshwater, but that water may not penetrate and flush the coils of thick line on the spool.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
• Hoover can reel off statistics and vividly describe events from decades ago.
  — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
• Phoenix lost Game 1 to the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round before reeling off four straight wins to advance.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 1 May 2023
• Since Gray’s return the Aces have only lost one game, including reeling off six straight wins.
  — Essence, 16 July 2024
• After losing on opening day to the Washington Senators in 1971, Blue, a lefty, reeled off eight wins in a row.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 7 May 2023
• Ohio reeled off seven straight victories to close out the regular season and earn a trip to the MAC Championship game.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
• Prior, though, Sacramento reeled off a three-game winning streak.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
• Somewhere, in the realm of optimism inside Chris Woodward’s brain, there’s a part of him that hopes his team can reel off one of those magical winning streaks.
  — Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022
• But Antetokounmpo reeled off seven straight points with a three-point play, a layup and a dunk that gave the Bucks a 96-82 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023
• While the preseason All-American is the clear leader in the tight end room, his productivity on the field has helped the Irish reel off three straight wins since starting 0-2.
  — Andrew Mentock, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
• Slovenia fought through some frustration — two technical fouls were called in the period — to reel off eight straight points and tie it at 68 in the final minute of the period.
  — Brian Mahoney, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
• With Russell retired by the next season, the Knicks reeled off 17 early-season victories in a row, equaling a record then held by Boston.
  — Harvey Araton, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• The Bruins took only minutes to reel off a pair of quality transition shots from Sunshine Fontes.
  — Em Alder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
• Winning in Switzerland by reeling off four straight birdies late in the final round to chase down Fitzpatrick presented a case Donald just couldn’t ignore.
  — Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
• That last paragraph was generated by ParagraphAI, a free app for smartphones and desktop browsers that can reel off decent prose.
  — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
• The Bulldogs reeled off 12 consecutive points, but the Cougars stopped the run and the teams quickly settled into an exchange of baskets — and a crisp, entertaining first half.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• Bold yet tastefully understated, the songs sashay in, reel off some poetry, give you a passionate kiss and leave you in a trippy daze.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2023
• The senior class played a big role in reeling off three consecutive district final trips, going 49-28 overall in that span.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2023
• These are the kids who got the Reds into the playoff picture, reeling off 12 consecutive victories at one juncture.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• Most of the acceptance speeches were short and sweet, sidestepping showbiz conventions of reeling off a list of agents, managers and publicists.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024