How to Use kickoff in a Sentence

kickoff

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• His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign.
• At his campaign kickoff, the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty.
• For both Swift and her fans, it’s been a long road to get to The Eras Tour kickoff.
  — Waiss David Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2023
• Well, the Irish took the ensuing kickoff to the house to go right back up 18.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
• The kickoff show was, in every way, just the beginning for the Eras Tour.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023
• The Aztecs also have a 5 p.m. home kickoff Oct. 5 against Hawaii.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
• This will be similar to the way the kickoff was in the 2020 XFL season.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
• These hybrid kickoffs are new to the NFL but not new to football.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
• At least this year and last year had 7:30 local kickoffs.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
• A touch of agitation as the clock ticked and kickoff neared.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• The idea is to make kickoffs more exciting, but there will be some kinks to work out.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
• None of it compares with the league’s new kickoff format.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
• Last year, for instance, KC lost 21-20 to the Detroit Lions in the league’s kickoff event.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
• The cookie swap always feels like the kickoff to the holidays.
  — Jamila Robinson, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
• As if this were the climax of a ’90s rom-com and not the kickoff of an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink streaming movie.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
• The official kickoff to the tour, on the other hand, will be in Palm Desert at Acrisure Arena.
  — Tom Coulter, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
• The temperature at kickoff is expected to be in the mid-50s with a 48% chance of rain.
  — Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
• There are two midday kickoffs on the schedule — both at 12:30 p.m.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
• The League's kickoff is set for Aug. 7 at Crisis Brewery, at a time to be announced.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2024
• In his 2024 kickoff speech, in June, Pence reflected on that day.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• The crowd was sparse at kickoff, but fans, mainly those in the green of Mexico, are making their way out of the heat to their seats.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
• As Williams loosened his arm long before kickoff, a crowd gathered in the far corner of the end zone to watch.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• There is little energy in the country’s largest city on the eve of the opening kickoff.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• Will the usual crowd of L.A. joggers upload videos of the kickoff from their phones, sharing spoilers with the world — and is that OK?
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
• The Bisons recovered an onside kick, blocked a field goal and returned a kickoff for a score.
  — Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• Kurvinen cleared his throat and welcomed the fifty or so people who had gathered for the kickoff.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
• Rauschenberg was the big leg on kickoffs who was a walking touchback.
  — Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
• The team won’t be allowed back on until just before their 7 p.m. kickoff with the Stars on Friday night.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
• Freeze then addressed the report to the entire team not long before kickoff.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 3 Mar. 2023
• He also was called for holding on the game’s opening kickoff return.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024

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kick off

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• I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question.
• The dates kick off in April, and the two bands will be joined by Peeling Flesh and Gag.
  — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2024
• This year, the group’s eight nights kicked off Oct. 12 and will end Sunday (Oct. 22).
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2023
• The press tour kicked off with the film’s trailer release in May.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2024
• The event is free and kicks off in the Wildwood Park parking lot at 10 a.m. April 8.
  — Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• See more The next phase of Kelsea’s tour kicks off on June 16—cannot wait!
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• The show’s third season kicked off Aug. 8 and runs through Oct. 3 on Hulu.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
• The panel kicked off with a video message from EP Bruce Timm.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 July 2024
• The tour is set to kick off on Oct. 26 in Indianapolis.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 Sep. 2023
• The official pre-game show will kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
• Season two kicked off on Nov. 3 and has eight episodes in total.
  — Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
• The festivities will kick off with Batiste and end with Cher.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
• Even though the new year has just kicked off, style stars were kicking things into high gear.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Jan. 2024
• The festival kicks off Thursday with a shindig at the Kill Devil Club.
  — Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
• Great way to kick off the running season with friends or just on your own.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
• All of it kicked off by Florida's brief 1920s land boom.
  — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
• Sales of the flashy limited edition will kick off this spring.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
• The need was met via a food truck serving miniature donuts by the box in Bowling Green, which kicked off in 2019.
  — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
• The first full weekend will kick off Thursday and run through Labor Day.
  — USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• The Super Bowl is scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. Arizona time.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
• The band will kick off its Saviors tour in May, starting the European leg in Spain.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• The incident came just days after Wallen kicked off his 2024 One Night at a Time tour.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
• To kick off the festivities in style, throw in a couple of cans alongside the Can Kong.
  — Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
• Even before the joint summer tour kicks off next year, Journey will play a tour of its own across the United States.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• The football world cannot wait for Sunday’s game in Buffalo to kick off.
  — Catena Media, oregonlive, 22 Jan. 2023
• The promotions kicked off May 15 and are due to end September 3.
  — CBS News, 27 May 2024
• She'll be joined next season, which kicks off in September, by host of many shows Ryan Seacrest.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 May 2024
• The auction for the set, which is modeled after the home that once housed West's late mother Donda West, kicks off on Oct. 2.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2023
• The beach screening kicked off what many hope will be a sweeping French #MeToo reckoning.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 May 2024
• Chiles kicked off the session, and fought through several wobbles that betrayed her nerves.
  — Alice Park/paris, TIME, 28 July 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024