How to Use tee in a Sentence

tee

1 of 2 noun
  • Not all tees are made the same.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • Thanks for putting this on a tee for me.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • His next steps are tee and soft-toss work.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Aberg stood on the 11th tee ahead by two.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The ball is going far off the tee.
    — Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This is a coat that makes even jeans and a tee look dressed up.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Young children can hit the ball off of a tee.
    — Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Strokes gained off the tee have been about neutral.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Keep scrolling for more basic white tees for spring.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This boxy, cropped tee is the answer to my prayers.
    — Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • This $9 pick is the perfect crisp white tee.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • Lowry’s long iron off the tee was way right and found the water.
    — Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • When in doubt, slip on a blazer to make any jeans-and-tee.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Keep scrolling for more tees on sale at Amazon.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Zella's cozy long-sleeve tee is easy to style both in and out of the gym.
    — Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2023
  • His length off the tee started on a rapid decline.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The Wardrobe Endgame The tee is step one.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Spieth also caught a break off the tee.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Patrons are very close there on a lot of those tee boxes.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Style this pick with an airy spring blouse or an oversized tee and call it a day.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Rih dressed down the whimsy, in a white tee, jeans, and a fuzzyz white scarf.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Her husband opted for a tee and straight-leg trousers.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Wear your basic tee with a pair of cool, lightweight pants.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
  • And Carmy’s at his new desk, wearing his white tee and apron.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Give your old tees a new purpose with these ideas from experts.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Give your old tees a new purpose with these ideas from experts.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • To be clear, this company makes no health claims about its blank tees.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Every wardrobe needs a classic white tee (or two, or three).
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Just add a ringer tee, black kicks, sunnies, and an It bag.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 May 2026
  • Swap my leggings for jeans, a striped tee, and sneakers.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025

tee

2 of 2 verb
  • But mostly, Hill loves to tee it up himself.
    — Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But then, resort guests who tee it up on the course likely know to expect that.
    — Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022
  • The Chiefs and 49ers could tee it up for the second time in three years.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Will the defending champion be able to tee it up this week?
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And this year — 2020 — should have been the year to tee it up and test the waters.
    — Tom D'angelo, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2020
  • A lot of us worked hard to tee him up to restore ethics to government and believed the promises.
    — John Fund, National Review, 11 July 2021
  • The analyst teed him up, and Zas launched one out of the park with his praise for his own company.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
  • On offense, be balanced and stay in third-and-manageable so the Ravens can’t tee up all sorts of blitzes.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2021
  • McIlroy was able to tee it up on Thursday, scuffling to a score of 74.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Nine of the top 13 golfers from last year’s county championship tournament are ready to tee it up.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Fans will turn on their TVs and hopefully know exactly who is teeing it up each week, and where.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But to put us in a place of what feels like pure joy and success and a kind of security was teeing us up for the greatness that is that fall.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
  • That finale appearance was intended to tee up a much bigger role for Francesca in season two.
    — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 27 Mar. 2022
  • To be sure, teeing it up in a $20 million signature event at Bay Hill was not in his plans.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Serena Williams is teeing her daughter Olympia up for success!
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
  • In the meantime, Dak gets to tee it up against six Super Bowl quarterbacks this season.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • What might some combination of Landeskog and Nichushkin be able to do if Burns is teeing them up?
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, the tee times will flip – Thursday’s morning group will tee in the afternoon and vice versa.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
  • The move in the Texas Senate committee tees the House lines for a vote on the state Senate floor.
    — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Many of the boats depart from the Ferry Building, where Market Street tees into the bay.
    — WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • In less than two months, Tiger Woods could tee it up again at historic Augusta National.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The main thing Everdell accomplished was teeing Sasson up for an absolutely deadly re-cross.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Just look at how Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner teed him up with some really crafty passes this postseason.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • It’s also played the same week as a high-profile event on the DP World Tour, where many of the world’s top players will tee it up this week.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The hottest topic in the golf world is whether Tiger Woods will tee it up when the Masters tournament begins Thursday.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Shoppers respond to emotional and behavioral cues from stores, and starting holiday themes early can tee consumers up to start buying gifts.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Meanwhile, black tea ferment and papaya enzymes work to boost radiance and smooth the skin, teeing it up for seamless makeup application.
    — Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The course plans to open for play in late spring 2027, 110 years after golfers first teed it up at one of Idaho’s oldest courses.
    — Mark Dee march 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Tigers tee it up The Tigers had a quick but efficient practice Thursday, so the players could get away for the team's annual golf outing.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2023
  • For that reason, a round at Harbour Town Golf Links is much more than an opportunity to simply tee it up where the pros play.
    — Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022

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