Example Sentences

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A group of ladies were teeing off on one hole, and I thought, I better not go that way; I could get hit.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 30, 2017

McIlroy was reading the Ryder Cup tee times on his phone and saw that he and Bradley were teeing off at 12:25 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2012

Smith's landed in the crosswalk, just as defending Masters champion Phil Mickelson and his group were teeing off.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2011

The batters were teeing off as if it were the invasion of Normandy Beach.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli