ticked off
Example Sentences
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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
She ticked off some reasons: The soaring price of gas and rising cost of, essentially, everything else.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
He talked a little more about the poor, abused door and what it meant and then ticked off an appropriate proverb.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
