reel off
verb
reeled off; reeling off; reels off
1
: to tell or recite readily and usually at length
reel off a few jokes to break the ice
2
: to chalk up usually as a series
Examples of reel off in a Sentence
he's able to reel off the names of all the U.S. presidents, in historical order and without pausing
her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years
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Michigan reeled off the first 10 points before McGhie drove to the hoop and scored UC San Diego’s first basket at the 14:55 mark.
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Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The storied program hasn’t won a championship since reeling off four straight from 2013 to 2016.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Florida had just reeled off a quick 6-0 run, and Walter Clayton Jr. was heating up.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Canucks had reeled off a couple of massive wins to leapfrog the Calgary Flames and reclaim the final wild-card spot.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The storied program hasn’t won a championship since reeling off four straight from 2013 to 2016.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Florida had just reeled off a quick 6-0 run, and Walter Clayton Jr. was heating up.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Canucks had reeled off a couple of massive wins to leapfrog the Calgary Flames and reclaim the final wild-card spot.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Reel off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reel%20off. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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