How to Use cross off in a Sentence

cross off

verb
  • The camp was simply crossed off the map.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Here are the ones worth crossing off first.
    — Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
  • There’s nothing better than starting the week off right with your laundry done, kitchen cleaned, and major chores crossed off.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Now those are being crossed off the list, according to the WSJ.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Some tasks take only a few minutes to complete, while others can be crossed off in a weekend afternoon.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Royals have now crossed off multiple items this offseason.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
  • As the candidates failed or died, Jacob would cross off their names, narrowing down the list to a final few.
    — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • Regular-season baseball is a six-month drama, a mosaic that gets filled in a little more as each day is crossed off the schedule.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • An attorney for Armstrong said that the magistrate judge also crossed off a charge on her arrest warrant.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The first name on the list, Kenny Omega, was already crossed off, signifying that the first part of his plan was complete.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There have been many big firsts over the past month, but before a 2-1 Phillies win Tuesday, Crawford crossed off a small one.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Bluth says her college friend group used to write each person's tasks on a whiteboard and congratulate each other whenever something got crossed off.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • The medication schedule was pretty straightforward; everything had been crossed off but the painkiller.
    — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • However, Hamilton is a big name to cross off the list, and the timing could be critical with safety prices rising in recent years.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In Thompson, the Cowboys might’ve crossed off their most important item from their defensive offseason check list.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • As a period piece, The Seduction also offered Kruger a chance to cross off a major bucket list item.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Cavernous, slightly chaotic, and nearly always crowded—this is not just a hotel, but a destination to cross off the checklist for visitors to Singapore.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Families chasing experiences, professionals blending work and leisure, and retirees crossing off bucket-list trips are keeping demand strong.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The sale ends tonight, and Christmas is just days away, so cross off everyone left on your list with our favorite Super Saturday Amazon deals starting at $2.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Trump did not reveal the names of the two other contenders but crossed off Bessent as a potential replacement for Powell, whose term as chairman ends in May 2026.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Gabby Provenzano rose at the near post and powered home a header from point-blank range in the 81st minute, assisted by Sabrina McNeill’s cross off a corner.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The 27-year-old has crossed off New York City, New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Barcelona and Madrid from her travel bucket list.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The National Football League is continuing to expand its global reach, crossing off another international city this weekend.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Since then, she's collected 45 years' worth of passport stamps, crossing off destinations like Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Bhutan, Morocco, and Kenya on her travel wish list.
    — Stephanie Gray, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The Hartford Athletic women’s team crossed off a number of milestones in their 7-0 demolition of AC Connecticut on Wednesday night at Trinity Health Stadium.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
  • The Electoral Board said last month that Koukol did not change the paperwork himself, but rather Mark Garwon, a former Homer Township trustee who was acting on Koukol’s behalf, crossed off the 6 and wrote in 4 at the county clerk’s office before submitting the paperwork.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to crossing off a few fashion firsts, Storrie and Williams also made their Golden Globes debut in January to present the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Television award together to Adolescence star Erin Doherty.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

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