tee off
verb
teed off; teeing off; tees off
1
: to drive from a tee
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
—often used with on
Examples of tee off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Presidents Cup, a team golf battle royale that pits America’s top golfers against the best in the world (excluding Europe), tees off this week in Quebec, Canada’s belle province.
—
Mike Dojc, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz are teeing off for the first and only VP debate of the 2024 race next week, and both teams are in the middle of prepping for a primetime audience.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
Travis rocked an all-green ensemble for the tee off with white sneakers and a white baseball cap, while Jason wore a white polo and navy slacks.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Tournament organizers issued an extreme heat warning ahead of tee off as temperatures ticked past the 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) mark, yet DeChambeau showed little interest in playing it cool.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for tee off 
Mike Dojc, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz are teeing off for the first and only VP debate of the 2024 race next week, and both teams are in the middle of prepping for a primetime audience.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
Travis rocked an all-green ensemble for the tee off with white sneakers and a white baseball cap, while Jason wore a white polo and navy slacks.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Tournament organizers issued an extreme heat warning ahead of tee off as temperatures ticked past the 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) mark, yet DeChambeau showed little interest in playing it cool.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for tee off
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tee off.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near tee off
Cite this Entry
“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share