tee up
phrasal verb
teed up; teeing up; tees up
golf
: to place (a ball) on a tee
It's time to tee up.
He teed the ball up.
Examples of tee up in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, Boebert's switch has teed up a contest for her former seat in Colorado's 3rd District, where a slew of Republicans are seeking the nomination on Tuesday.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 25 June 2024
Nevada’s primaries will also tee up a slew of competitive House races.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
The Biden Administration’s approach clearly seems to be to tee up the offer of this Saudi deal as a huge positive incentive for Israel to make commitments on the Palestinian track.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
The ball will still be teed up at the 35-yard line.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 25 June 2024
Nevada’s primaries will also tee up a slew of competitive House races.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
The Biden Administration’s approach clearly seems to be to tee up the offer of this Saudi deal as a huge positive incentive for Israel to make commitments on the Palestinian track.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
The ball will still be teed up at the 35-yard line.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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