: the act or an instance of putting the ball in play in basketball by a jump ball
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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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Less than an hour before tip-off, Cleveland released his official status.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The best way to get affordable Knicks tickets is to stop by the box office 15 minutes after tip-off.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
What are the tip-offs that a person is operating from attachment versus aspiration?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Brown hits Wednesday’s tip-off with gnarly 37.7/22.6/70.8 shooting splits.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Less than an hour before tip-off, Cleveland released his official status.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The best way to get affordable Knicks tickets is to stop by the box office 15 minutes after tip-off.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
What are the tip-offs that a person is operating from attachment versus aspiration?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tip-off
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“Tip-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip-off. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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