: the act or an instance of putting the ball in play in basketball by a jump ball
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Examples of tip-off in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the retreat of the island's wildlife to higher ground was a tip-off that a tsunami was about to strike
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 June 2024
And after Tuesday’s shootaround, the team arranged to stay near UBS Arena instead of making the 18-mile trip to and from the venue before tip-off.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
Hours later, the Mystics center hugged her former Liberty teammates at Barclays Center before tip-off.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
Luka’s just fine, but not enough There was some panic about the status of Doncic leading up to the game as the superstar was downgraded to questionable before tip-off.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
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Noun
Another tip-off is if a recruiter is reaching out to you for a job at a small company.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 June 2024
And after Tuesday’s shootaround, the team arranged to stay near UBS Arena instead of making the 18-mile trip to and from the venue before tip-off.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
Hours later, the Mystics center hugged her former Liberty teammates at Barclays Center before tip-off.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
Luka’s just fine, but not enough There was some panic about the status of Doncic leading up to the game as the superstar was downgraded to questionable before tip-off.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
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“Tip-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip-off. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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