How to Use tick off in a Sentence

tick off

verb

• 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
• 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.
  — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
• 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
• As the final seconds ticked off the clock the players hugged and streamers fell from the rafters at Barclays Center.
  — Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 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

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024