rattle off
phrasal verb
rattled off; rattling off; rattles off
informal
: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory
She rattled off the names of all 50 states.
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Enabled by that silly and gratuitous reprieve and Young’s offside on a third-and-5 later in the drive, Alabama promptly tied it and rattled off 17 straight points on the way to a 27-24 victory.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
Stateside, the group rattled off a dozen Top 40 albums in a row from 1966-83.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Trimboli rattled off some questions the study would aim to answer.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
If Paulson's meltdown about Merrick Garland wasn't cringey enough, Peters coating his face in Cheeto dust and rattling off the President's worst one-liners sure was.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
Stateside, the group rattled off a dozen Top 40 albums in a row from 1966-83.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Trimboli rattled off some questions the study would aim to answer.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
If Paulson's meltdown about Merrick Garland wasn't cringey enough, Peters coating his face in Cheeto dust and rattling off the President's worst one-liners sure was.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rattle off
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“Rattle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rattle%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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