ticked off
Example Sentences
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“I felt really good this summer playing with the guys, and I thought my level was high,” said Pulisic, who sat alone on the U.S. bench, head in hands, as the final minutes ticked off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
That is probably the next thing that needs to be ticked off as far as this team is concerned - their captain back among the runs.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
SAN ANTONIO—As their biggest game in decades hung in the balance and the final minutes ticked off the clock, there was no question who the New York Knicks wanted with the ball in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Lanting ticked off a list of deliverables, among them quantum interconnects, new wiring, and what he described as “some fundamentally new fab techniques for driving potentially higher-performance technology.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
She ticked off her stepmother’s checklist one by one.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
