reel off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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But what makes her so devastating is the sheer volume of 3-pointers she can reel off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Humphries led 4-1 but Van Gerwen supberly fought back and showed signs of his best in averaging 104 to reel off five successive legs for the win.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
Could you reel off a list of four?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Spokesmen now reel off some statistics—she has visited 21 countries on 17 foreign trips, met with more than 150 leaders, and led the U.S. delegation at three Munich Security Conferences—but this doesn’t mean much.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024
When he walked in the back door at four in the afternoon, he found his family sitting in the kitchen listening to Arrabelle reel off stories of her late husband.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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