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

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

Trump did not reveal the names of the two other contenders but crossed off Bessent as a potential replacement for Powell, whose term as chairman ends in May 2026. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for cross off

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