How to Use tick off in a Sentence
tick off
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Getting through the group stage ticked off one box.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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Judge has four home runs, but his timing has been a tick off.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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There is no need to perform or tick off things on a to do list.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
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Lauren is ticked off but steps up, as sisters are wont to do.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
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Those nine seconds have ticked off the clock, never to be seen again.
—John Kormanik, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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But now all of those have been ticked off, there is still one big dream left in his football life.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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Both are worthwhile attractions that can be ticked off in half a day.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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Bates split the uprights as the final seconds ticked off the clock.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Oh my gosh, ticked off is not the appropriate word.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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This must have really ticked off the climate change nut-jobs.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
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But then, as the final hours ticked off, my victory fell apart.
—Marley Dickinson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
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Ready to tick off everyone on your shopping list?
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
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All the textbook tourist stuff was ticked off weeks into rehearsals.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2025
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There is still so much to be done, Furlong said, ticking off a list.
—Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 30 June 2023
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But this time, the ball ticked off the end of the club and dribbled 27 yards to the right.
—Stu Woo, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
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Each film, which will be released next year, ticked off a bucket-list entry.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
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Then head outside, pen in hand, and tick off as many variations as cross your path.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 16 July 2025
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Now, having ticked off the red carpet circuit.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 May 2026
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The reason so many people are ticked off is trickle down from the daily news.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
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Enright was then fouled just before the final second ticked off the clock.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
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That team played with a bag of Doritos on its shoulder, ticked off by every slight.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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That shot into the left corner ticked off Pickford's hand.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
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On the other there were the people ticked off by the knowledge that there was any backlash at all.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 16 May 2024
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To the person ticked off about a homeowner who has a tree down and a house that needs to be painted.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
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The ball ticked off his leather and rolled into the outfield as Wade scored the winning run.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
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Our sports writers tick off the big moves, head-scratchers and unanswered questions so far.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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As the old year ticked off its last minutes, New Orleans seemed ready for the new one.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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That time, a group ticked off a run at all 14 resorts in just under 17 hours.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
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That time, a group ticked off a run at all 14 resorts in just under 17 hours.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
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Now that the turkey has been done and dusted, time to start ticking off those wish list items off your shopping list.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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