Example Sentences

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One example came when Murray - he has a metal hip, remember - dived for a volley in the fourth set tie-break which would have teed up a match point.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2023

Now, two months after the Masters, as Woods and most of the rest of the field have teed it up at the U.S.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 14, 2019

The two have teed off together several times, including at Christmastime in 2017 and at Thanksgiving last year.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2019

“We have teed up ideas to the Russians,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters Tuesday, saying the Moscow discussions would be an indicator of Russia’s sincerity.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2016

Critics, however, have teed off on the film: An increasingly rare few, like The Times' Kenneth Turan, were positive on director Zack Snyder's film, but others were far less so.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2016