rattle off

phrasal verb

rattled off; rattling off; rattles off

informal

: to say (something) quickly or easily from memory

She rattled off the names of all 50 states.

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The 17-year-old, composed and well prepared, rattled off data about the need for youth involvement in civic decision-making. —

Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025 Philadelphia started the season slow at 2-2 but flipped the switch, rattling off 10 straight wins and finishing the season 14-1 in their last 15 games. —

Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 On Thursday morning, Musk rattled off a series of puns referencing prominent Nazis like chief propagandist Joseph Goebbels and Heinrich Himmler. —

Zachary Basu, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025 The Knicks, coming off a 119-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, haven’t won consecutive games since rattling off nine straight from Dec. 15 – Jan. 1. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rattle off