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
It is almost as if the chancellor was trying to tick off the first minister's wish list for infrastructure spending in Scotland.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
In the United States, Baker said, “By the time the networks get through worrying about who they’re gonna tick off, they wind up with nothing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
“I know why I’m here, but who’d you tick off to get sent out here?”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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