Sentence examples for they ticked off from inspiring English sources

They ticked off a list of ideas.

These anecdotes were interesting because they ticked off two of Radio 4's best broadcasters, who may be surprised to be found wanting.

Mr. Klein beamed as they ticked off a list of potential high schools and colleges: Stuyvesant and Bronx Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University and Amherst College.

They ticked off a list of dangers and abuses found in an audit of one exchange supplier, including windows being barred and workers being pressured not to unionize.

They ticked off a litany of grievances: House's bookkeeping habits, his communication style, his refusal to hire one of their allies as executive director.

GOP Senators Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, both of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, publicly made it clear that they ticked off that Obama would tap Lynch when many Democrats are lame ducks, and thus not giving the incoming wave of GOP Senate members a chance to have their say on Lynch.

They sit there and they tick off Little Johnny and Joe and Mary as they come into the classroom.

They tick off names of teachers, particularly sports coaches, who have helped them survive and even thrive.

What they do is tick management boxes that are of no relevance to most other people; they tick off legal, HR, corporate governance issues that must be communicated.

They tick off a list of social ills — including tardiness and absenteeism in the workplace — that such an act would contribute to.

You can almost hear the little grey cells at work as they tick off the "elderly needs" boxes and configure Robocare to respond appropriately.