How to Use reel off in a Sentence

reel off

verb
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  • The doctor reeled off the names of the drugs with a confused look in front of his wife who was next to him.
    — Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Or Justin Thomas, who tends to reel off birdies in bunches.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Young saw one performer reel off the names of all 50 states in under half a minute.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2022
  • But the Dukes reeled off five straight goals, the last of which came with 54 seconds left by Caitlin McElwee, to rally for the win.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2023
  • Damien Martinez and Jam Griffin each reel off 23-yard runs.
    — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
  • North Central lost its first three games of the season before reeling off nine wins in a row.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
  • Facts about the character are reeled off by the expert ensemble.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Kane reeled off a list of Bayern's attacking faults after the Leverkusen loss.
    — James Ellingworth, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Most anglers just rinse their fly reels off with freshwater, but that water may not penetrate and flush the coils of thick line on the spool.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Hoover can reel off statistics and vividly describe events from decades ago.
    — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Phoenix lost Game 1 to the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round before reeling off four straight wins to advance.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 1 May 2023
  • After losing on opening day to the Washington Senators in 1971, Blue, a lefty, reeled off eight wins in a row.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 7 May 2023
  • Ohio reeled off seven straight victories to close out the regular season and earn a trip to the MAC Championship game.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Prior, though, Sacramento reeled off a three-game winning streak.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Somewhere, in the realm of optimism inside Chris Woodward’s brain, there’s a part of him that hopes his team can reel off one of those magical winning streaks.
    — Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • But Antetokounmpo reeled off seven straight points with a three-point play, a layup and a dunk that gave the Bucks a 96-82 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
    — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023
  • While the preseason All-American is the clear leader in the tight end room, his productivity on the field has helped the Irish reel off three straight wins since starting 0-2.
    — Andrew Mentock, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Slovenia fought through some frustration — two technical fouls were called in the period — to reel off eight straight points and tie it at 68 in the final minute of the period.
    — Brian Mahoney, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
  • With Russell retired by the next season, the Knicks reeled off 17 early-season victories in a row, equaling a record then held by Boston.
    — Harvey Araton, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The Bruins took only minutes to reel off a pair of quality transition shots from Sunshine Fontes.
    — Em Alder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Winning in Switzerland by reeling off four straight birdies late in the final round to chase down Fitzpatrick presented a case Donald just couldn’t ignore.
    — Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • That last paragraph was generated by ParagraphAI, a free app for smartphones and desktop browsers that can reel off decent prose.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The Bulldogs reeled off 12 consecutive points, but the Cougars stopped the run and the teams quickly settled into an exchange of baskets — and a crisp, entertaining first half.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Bold yet tastefully understated, the songs sashay in, reel off some poetry, give you a passionate kiss and leave you in a trippy daze.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 16 June 2023
  • The senior class played a big role in reeling off three consecutive district final trips, going 49-28 overall in that span.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2023
  • These are the kids who got the Reds into the playoff picture, reeling off 12 consecutive victories at one juncture.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Most of the acceptance speeches were short and sweet, sidestepping showbiz conventions of reeling off a list of agents, managers and publicists.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Like many Asian women, Parrish can reel off a list of examples of being sexualized because of her race.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Blankenship can reel off a list of pending developments that will carry the momentum forward.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Or just reel off a list of what were traditionally considered manly tasks: rewiring the lights, fixing the roof, building bookcases, fixing the plumbing and such.
    — Judith Martin, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020

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