How to Use kickoff in a Sentence
- His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign.
- At his campaign kickoff, the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty.
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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 lights came up and the kickoff to New York’s 2001 party season was over.
— Amy Dubois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
The touchdown capped a short drive after the Vikings returned the opening kickoff 78 yards to the Mariners 13.
— Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 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 Chiefs received the kickoff to start the second half, and Mahomes returned to the field with his offense.
— Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2023 -
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 -
The Bears were favored all week, and then money poured in on the Jaguars in the hours leading up to kickoff early Sunday to make the Jags a slight favorite.
— Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 -
This meeting, the kickoff event for a new tech partnership between the US and India, was a product of their bond.
— Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
- I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question.
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Last Sunday afternoon, things kicked off on a somewhat high note for the Hendrick Motorsports driver.
— Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
What better way to kick off the New Year than with a new watch on your wrist?
— Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2022 -
The show’s third season kicked off Aug. 8 and runs through Oct. 3 on Hulu.
— Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023 -
The Fever kick off the new season on May 19 at home against the Connecticut Sun.
— Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 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 -
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is about to kick off for its second year in a row.
— Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024 -
Even though the new year has just kicked off, style stars were kicking things into high gear.
— Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Jan. 2024 -
Kehlani will kick off the 2023 portion of their tour with a show in Auckland, New Zealand.
— Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022 -
The festival kicks off Thursday with a shindig at the Kill Devil Club.
— Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024 -
In need of a mind, body, and spiritual reset to kick off the new year?
— Leena Kim, Town & Country, 6 Jan. 2023 -
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
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