Kick off Definition & Meaning

Examples of kickoff in a Sentence

Noun At his campaign kickoff, the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty. His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign. Verb I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question. surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Denver had the worst kickoff-return rate in the NFL last season with a 16.2-yard average on 26 returns. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 May 2022 In addition to ranking in the bottom half of the league in many major categories, the 49ers allowed a 99-yard kickoff-return score and 73-yard touchdown run on a fake punt. — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2022 The game did not feature a touchdown until the final minute of the third quarter when Stanford Jennings broke a 6-6 tie with a 93-yard kickoff return. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022 Returner Devin Duvernay appeared closed to breaking a kickoff return but couldn’t get past that first wave. — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 9 Jan. 2022 The 24-year-old Covey’s sensational 97-yard romp through the Buckeyes' coverage unit was the first kickoff return for a touchdown in Utah’s entire bowl history. — Greg Beacham, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Jan. 2022 Under former coach Maurice Drayton, the Packers had the worst punt coverage in the NFL, the worst kickoff return average, the worst field goal percentage, and had a field goal and a punt blocked in the playoff loss to the 49ers. — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022 And their average rank in punt-return average (17th) and kickoff-return average (20th) over the past decade falls in the bottom half of the league. — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2022 Egbuka verged on becoming one of the nation’s best kickoff return threats and already has a couple of receiving highlights to his name. — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Businesses in gateway communities have been forced to close this week and reconsider operating through the summer season, which doesn’t officially kick off until June 21. — Jiachuan Wu, NBC News, 17 June 2022 Teachers know that there's no better way to kick off a new school year and get to know your students than with a few back-to-school activities. — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 15 June 2022 That changes starting Thursday June 9, when the Jan. 6th Committee will hold a series of public hearings to begin to reveal its findings, which kick off in prime time. — Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 June 2022 This week on the Sunday edition of the 5 Things podcast, CNN Congressional Correspondent Ryan Nobles previews the high-profile January 6 hearings that kick off this week. — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 June 2022 This profile is a great read to kick off Pride Month. — Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Event producers, performers and Special Olympics athletes are gearing up for a full week of sporting events and festivities in Orlando, all of which will kick off with great fanfare this Sunday. — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2022 The Jaguars will open the season Sept. 3 at home against Nicholls State in a game that will kick off at 4 p.m. Central. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 May 2022 The Pasadena Playhouse has announced its lineup for the 2022-23 season, including a six-month Sondheim Celebration that will kick off in January 2023. — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 19 May 2022 See More

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