How to Use reel off in a Sentence

reel off

verb
  • The Hogs reeled off 56 first-half points and 26 came via fast breaks.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Leafs have now reeled off points in seven straight (5-0-2).
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Yes, the Dolphins did well to reel off a four-game winning streak and win five out of six games.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • From the dead, Rybakina reeled off five straight games.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The reporter was sent reeling off camera as the attacker walked away from the scene.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The Giants have lost six games in a row while the Patriots have reeled off nine straight wins.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Since then, Indiana has reeled off eight straight wins, with six of those coming by 20 points or more.
    — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Then Rybakina reeled off five straight games herself.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Ole Miss reels off a 10-4 run to open the second half and Sean Miller takes a timeout.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The 2025 team won nine of 10 games before reeling off nine in a row during the posteason.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The Bulldogs lost their season opener at Kansas, then reeled off five straight victories.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Pats started the year 1-2 before reeling off 16 wins in their final 17 games.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Texas reels off a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from Camden Heide, and this crowd gets as loud as its been all season.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Svitolina ultimately reeled off five straight games to flip a 1-2 deficit and surge across the finish line — though not before some tension.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • Most City fans, like fans of all clubs, can similarly reel off some pretty significant injustices from over the years.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Then Sacramento reeled off 42 first-quarter points and the Mavericks spent the rest of the night playing catch-up.
    — Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • After their most precipitous plummet, a nine-game freefall, the Ducks reeled off seven straight wins sans some of the biggest producers.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Wakeland had reeled off 9 shots by 8 different players before the Mustangs took their first shot, on goal, in the 31st minute.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Tauson won the first game of the deciding set at love, but Mboko regrouped, reeled off four straight games and captured the match in 2 hours, 19 minutes.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • After losing her serve in the first game of the match, Gauff surged past Potapova after trailing 2-4, reeling off four games to take the first set.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Holtmann's squad has reeled off four straight Big East home wins, equaling their total number of victories in conference in his first season.
    — Matt Zahn, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Individual performances have improved week on week, and Glasner reeled off the names of half his squad for praise during his post-match press conference.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Then New York reeled off seven straight points to close out the victory on a night New York was just 8 of 28 on 3s.
    — CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead.
    — CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Still in contention on the back, the Spaniard reeled off six pars before making a birdie at the 16, getting to 6 under, but by that point Rai was three strokes ahead.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • Several signs suggest Golden State is capable of reeling off several wins.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The Patriots have since reeled off four convincing victories and will also play for a state title Friday afternoon.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Andreeva fell behind 2-3 in the first set but proceeded to reel off four straight games, winning the first set with a wicked crosscourt backhand winner to break for 6-3.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Three of five flights of Starship V2 failed last year, but SpaceX avoided lengthy groundings and reeled off all five launches in a period of nine months.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
  • Three of five flights of Starship V2 failed last year, but SpaceX avoided lengthy groundings and reeled off all five launches in a period of nine months.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026

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