How to Use kickoff in a Sentence

kickoff

1 of 2 noun
  • His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign.
  • At his campaign kickoff, the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty.
  • This one would be a noon kickoff.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • Make sure the hors d’oeuvres are ready for kickoff.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • That ball is out the end zone about every time [on kickoffs].
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Schmidt has hooked kickoffs out of bounds and had an extra point blocked last week.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But half hour before kickoff, see a lot of orange.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The kickoff event is free and open to everyone.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Thursday, just a day and a half before kickoff.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The idea is to make kickoffs more exciting, but there will be some kinks to work out.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
  • But then came the actual kickoff, and … uh-oh.
    — Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Central kickoff awaits — here’s how to watch and listen.
    — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That big leg on kickoffs appeals to UM.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Breathitt took the opening kickoff and scored on a four-minute drive, but missed the extra point.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Parking lots open four hours before kickoff.
    — Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • This is one where his status may not be revealed until right up at kickoff.
    — Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The date, kickoff time and broadcaster for the game are still to be announced.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Vokolek was involved in a kickoff return against the Colts.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The parking lots open three hours before kickoff and close two hours after the game ends.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The Lancers received the opening kickoff, which was a pooch kick.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The kickoff time will be revealed on Monday night.
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • With the season’s kickoff just days away, the Chiefs are moving on, too.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
  • All in all, a fantastic kickoff to awards season.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Phase 2 begins around four hours before kickoff.
    — Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • Haynes was ruled out before kickoff and emerged from the tunnel on a scooter with his right foot in a heavy boot.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Percy Harvin scored on a kickoff return.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Miami is in full rebuild mode, and this game has a noon kickoff written all over it.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • Late Night in The Phog season-kickoff event.
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was choosing to take the ball first on the opening kickoff related to the wind at all?
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025

kick off

2 of 2 verb
  • I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question.
  • Don't kick off your shoes by the door.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This is a great way to kick off your trip.
    — Megan Dubois, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Get out in the city and have fun and kick off beer week.
    — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • What a way to kick off a season.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The starts sale kicks off the season.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Both are set to kick off tours in 2026.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Balls jump and kick off the clay in the heat of the Paris sun.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Classy and formal enough to kick off the Games.
    — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Here are some of our favourites to kick off 2026.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Stocks are up, and oil prices are down, to kick off a new month of trading.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • Six of the seven matches will kick off at noon.
    — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
  • For one, the MLS had yet to kick off.
    — Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That will kick off a rapid warming trend through next weekend.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Rain continued as the match kicked off.
    — Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Earnings season kicks off this week.
    — Alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
  • There’s even a half-marathon and 5K to kick off this season.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The new dates are now set to kick off in January.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Many of these restaurants stay open late, which matters if your match kicks off in the evening.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • The tour, which kicked off last week in San Diego, is by far his largest yet.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The geography, the way that the dust kicks off the tires.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Her husband was kicking off its first stop of the season when he was shot.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Dart would help kick off an incredible week around the league.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The tournament is set to kick off on June 6.
    — Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 28 May 2026
  • Make the most of this offer by signing up before tonight's game kicks off.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The latest earnings season is set to kick off in earnest, and the stakes are high.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The nose on my sample kicked off with some dusty funk, espresso, and dark chocolate.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The story kicks off in 2015 in Iraq.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This is not the first World Cup to kick off under some kind of black cloud.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Sony will kick off Monday night, April 13.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2026

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