How to Use rattle off in a Sentence

rattle off

verb
  • McKara rattled off the mystery guy’s stats as her dad weighed in.
    — Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • At one point, this team rattled off 16 straight wins, which set a program record.
    — Jori Parys, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Many winners opt for a timely message, while others resort to rattling off a list of names.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • At that point, the Middies had rattled off six unanswered tallies to seize control.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • Just before opening, Barnum-Dann rattled off how the day was going to go down.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • After a slow start to the season, the Cubs were able to rattle off a 10-game winning streak that ended just a week ago.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Thorbjornsen has rattled off 13 birdies and an eagle the last two days after a 74 in the opening round.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Debuting this movie at Cannes was always a dream for Firstman, a cinephile who can rattle off film references with the best of them.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
  • His snapper and one-timer are borderline elite and can cleanly beat goalies from anywhere in the offensive zone (the puck really rattles off his blade).
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The puck went to Eichel, who quickly shuffled it to Barbashev for a shot from the middle of the ice above the circles that rattled off the left post and in.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • When a reporter rattled off a few positions that are typically mainstays on special teams, Morgan agreed.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Though protesters rattled off a long list of reasons for attending Saturday’s event, the war in Iran was often top of mind.
    — Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
  • When the show won best revival, Nathan Lane — its star, and not one of its producers — rattled off a list of thank-yous, and again didn’t mention Rudin.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • To provide proof of concept, the Gators rattled off another 13-0 sprint late in the first half and entered halftime up 17.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, Becerra recited his resume with the vigor of someone rattling off his LinkedIn page.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But to be a successful Michigan State point guard – and gain entry to the pantheon of names Izzo rattled off – requires more than just basketball smarts.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Some officials have taken advantage of this, stepping into their roles with panache, mudslinging among themselves, and rattling off speeches primed for virality rather than for substance.
    — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Charlotte has rattled off wins in 14 of its past 16 road dates, and its 22 road victories are the franchise’s most since 2001-02.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Smalley continued to rattle off the pars and nurse his narrow lead in search of an unlikely first PGA Tour win before disaster struck on the sixth hole.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Atlanta responded immediately, rattling off three straight baskets, including a layup by Reese, to go back on top 69-64.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • With their title hopes on the fritz, the Gators rattled off four-straight wins, three of which came against top-20 teams, setting up a showdown against top-five Tennessee in The Swamp.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • Bostic’s death was just the latest of a Black man in local police custody, Ali said, rattling off the names of Kevin Wicks, Donovan Jackson and others.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Osaka won her first Grand Slam trophy that tournament, rattled off three more before the end of 2021 and rocketed to superstardom.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Archie quickly rattles off the names of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and screwballing New York Giants legend Carl Hubbell.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Sitting at the front of Hartford’s immigration court one day in early June, Judge Angela Munson rattled off the names of about 50 people.
    — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • This includes a comic scene about proofreading the monotonous legal documents that clerks like Bartleby were paid pennies to copy, and a scene at the end where a jail cook rattles off all the former occupations of its now-nameless inmates.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The player with the next-most 20-point games was Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson, who rattled off 79 consecutive contests with 20 points or more.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • New York has not lost since, rattling off 10 straight victories also in historic fashion to make the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
  • The Mets then rattled off seven consecutive victories, kicking off a dramatic season turnaround that resulted in a trip to the NLCS.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Asked what sets him apart from the other quarterbacks in this draft class, Altmyer, typically expansive in his answers, rattled off a long list of qualities, starting with his experience and intangibles.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

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