ticked off

Example Sentences

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Ava comes back with, the best part of dying is knowing how ticked off people are going to be when they realize how much money you left your dogs.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

She ticked off some reasons: The soaring price of gas and rising cost of, essentially, everything else.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

A promise to increase NHS staff pay by an average of 4% has also been ticked off, with inflation driving public sector pay deals much higher than was anticipated in 2021.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Looking at a framed house with materials stacked on the roof and no workers in sight, Vasquez ticked off the people affected, from lenders and smaller contractors to home buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

And if there had been a clock on the island, it would have ticked off exactly three seconds before he lost consciousness and went down hard in the sand.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray