teed off

Example Sentences

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The players ultimately teed off, but as they looked toward their future there was no clear path.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

According to Oklahoma journalist David Arnett, Mullin recently teed off Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul at an in-state event.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

The sun was shining and the clouds were gone by the time world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, playing in the third-to-last group with Si Woo Kim and Xander Schauffele, teed off at 2:19.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Matsuyama, who won back-to-back Phoenix Open titles in 2016 and 2017, teed off on 10 and surged up the leaderboard with six straight birdies from the 13th through the 18th.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Just before they teed off, Marshall put a crisp one-hundred-dollar note belonging to Miss Lawrence in Harding's hands as stakeholder, and LaHume promptly covered it with five bills of the same denomination.

From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham