How to Use tip-off in a Sentence

tip-off

noun

• Size This is the biggest tip-off, as elk are way bigger.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• The crowd appears light on television for the midweek 9 p.m. ET tip-off.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 22 Feb. 2023
• Expect an intense and closely fought game from tip-off to the final buzzer.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
• The big game with the Celtics certainly didn’t feel that way at tip-off, not with James and Davis having been ruled out earlier in the day.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• Now fans are racing on Monday to select their very-best bracket ahead of tip-off this week.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
• The tip-off to a tree like this is the ancillary sign nearby; look for droppings, rubs, scrapes, and kicked up leaves and grass left by feeding deer.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
• Shaver didn’t miss this game, honored before tip-off for Senior Night.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2023
• The men’s tip-off for the Final Four doesn’t happen until Saturday, but the women’s games start tonight.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• Turner's back has been an issue for much of the season, going back to Jan. 11 when he was scratched from the lineup just before tip-off with back spasms.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2023
• According to Fox News, a moment of silence for Keith was held prior to tip-off.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
• What was a five-point deficit at the break for Fearne’s team ballooned to 18 points in the game’s final moments, to the dismay of what had been a raucous Halton Arena at tip-off.
  — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2024
• The daily schedule posted on the video boards in the Sox clubhouse had the times for lunch, chapel, when the pitchers would toss, the pregame hitters meeting, and tip-off for the Sixers-Celtics Game 7 across town.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• Randle out: Both teams were without starters, with the Knicks confirming an hour prior to tip-off that Randle was out with a sprained ankle.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2023
• One obvious tip-off: The chatbots fabricated quotes that were not in the novels assigned in class.
  — Natasha Singer, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• Elk vs Deer Antlers This is another sure tip-off, as the headgear worn by the males of each species look drastically different.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• He was upgraded to questionable for Tuesday’s matchup against the Warriors before he was ruled out for the contest just a few hours prior to tip-off.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
• Fans packed into downtown hours before tip-off, sporting purple garb head to toe and chanting their city’s name in unison.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
• Thirty minutes before tip-off, the Warriors announced that Looney was not feeling well, but was still expected to play.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
• Back in the familiar role, going through pregame introductions and playing next to Steph Curry from the tip-off, Thompson dropped a game-high 28 points and hit six of 14 shots from behind the arc.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
• Sunday's women's Elite Eight game took a curious twist before tip-off when officials discovered the 3-point lines weren't the same distance on both sides of the court.
  — USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
• Nearly eight months later, Jackson and the 49ers are having a season that no one saw coming before tip-off back in November.
  — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
• Rapid-response units of WGA members mobilize to picket at studio gates and at location shoot sites based on tip-offs.
  — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
• Before tip-off, the Mountain West championship and Final Four banners will be unveiled.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• This energy-efficient Electric Heater heats up to 70°F in just two seconds, has a fireproof structure, and has a tip-off feature that keeps it safer around kids and pets.
  — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
• Before tip-off, Russell let Laker legend Jerry West know that those balloons would be staying in those rafters.
  — Shannon Carlin, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
• With all day to wait before the 8:30 p.m. PDT tip-off Saturday, players stayed relaxed in the morning by watching other tournament games.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
• Though Queen Charlotte‘s premiere ends a wedding, the fact that the series has five more hours to fill should be an obvious tip-off that the couple are headed for bigger challenges than merely getting to the altar.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
• These patterns can arise from cameras and video processing software, and any inconsistencies that appear are a tip-off that a video has been altered.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2019
• The Cleveland Heights natives were celebrated before tip-off.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Or perhaps your real start of spring is the tip-off of March Madness.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026