ticked off
Example Sentences
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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
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
There were always cheery lights on and music and telephone-talking and...oh, dear, during the day I never noticed how the clock on the wall ticked off the seconds one by one very loudly.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
