cross off

phrasal verb

crossed off; crossing off; crosses off

: to draw a line through (a name or item on a list)

They crossed off the names of the people who had already been invited.

We can cross her off our list of potential donors.

Examples of cross off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Families chasing experiences, professionals blending work and leisure, and retirees crossing off bucket-list trips are keeping demand strong. —Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025

Gabby Provenzano rose at the near post and powered home a header from point-blank range in the 81st minute, assisted by Sabrina McNeill’s cross off a corner. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025

However, Hamilton is a big name to cross off the list, and the timing could be critical with safety prices rising in recent years. —Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

Regular-season baseball is a six-month drama, a mosaic that gets filled in a little more as each day is crossed off the schedule. —Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for cross off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff