tick off
Example Sentences
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There’s a downside to such an organization of materials; an audience tends to tick off the episodes as they come along, knowing, in this case, how many innings there will be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The days, which tick off ominously, will be filled with dread and macabre in-laws; it’s hard to say what’s worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
“Unfortunately, when you go to the human doctor they do not ever routinely offer these tests, unless you, like, pull this tick off of you and you have a fever.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
But Norris was able to control the gap and tick off the win.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
I would tick off each staging of the narrative, every known turn and counter-turn.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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