Below you will find example sentences with "kick off". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Kick Off in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: kick
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.5 words

Words in this phrase

kick off

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • kick can mean: To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. Frequent word
  • off can mean: In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a springboard kick off the ropes 1× a to kick off or receive 1× also help kick off winter carnival 1× angie will kick off 1× before playoffs kick off 1× chance to kick off their shoes 1× dublin will kick off the eight 1× fixtures to kick off the season 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to forecasters 1× according to reports 1× adding urea to 1× andrade went for 1× archie mcnicol who 1× as promised by 1×

Common sentence endings:

8am in manchester 1× an extensive workshop 1× and mobile app 1× game losing streak 1× is at 9pm 1× kick off 3pm 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

season 6× play 4× got 4× team 3× help 3× first 3× autumn 2× nations 2× cup 2× ireland 2× wales 2× eight 2×

Related phrases

off balls laid off pull off turn off turned off pulled off cut off free kick paying off showing off

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around kick:

free kick 17× drop kick 8× penalty kick 8× roundhouse kick 8× side kick 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

khan shah key themes key signature key regions key drivers key component

Just after it in the phrase index:

kicked off kidney disease kids ages kill himself killed dozens killed tens

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

laid off pull off turn off turned off pulled off cut off

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "kick off" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a springboard kick off the ropes, a to kick off or receive, season, play and got stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with off balls, laid off, pull off, free kick, drop kick and penalty kick, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with kick off

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Adding urea to the soil would kick off the process of sandstone formation. (13 words)

According to forecasters, Wednesday morning will kick off with rainy conditions from 6am to 8am in Manchester. (17 words)

Andrade went for a Spanish Fly off the ropes but Hayes blocked and hit a springboard kick off the ropes. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The metric ride will kick off at 8 am and the 35-mile and 20-mile send-off will follow at 10 am, but a staggered or rolling start time may be arranged to preserve social distance requirements based on the number of registrants. (44 words)

To help kick off the beginning of the chilliest season, the Town of New Glasgow held its annual Chill Out event on Saturday at the farmer’s market as a way to also help kick off winter carnival season in town. (41 words)

The captain making first choice may either choose a) to kick off or receive the kick and the beginning of the half, or b) which direction of the field to play in. The remaining choice is given to the opposing captain. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

Autumn Nations Cup: Ireland v Wales to kick-off eight-team tournamentA Friday night match between Ireland and Wales in Dublin will kick off the eight-team Autumn Nations Cup on 13 November.

In the French ligue Montpellier play Lyon this evening kick off is at 7pm and tomorrow Nice play Marseille at the Allianz stadium in Nice kick off is at 9pm.

To help kick off the beginning of the chilliest season, the Town of New Glasgow held its annual Chill Out event on Saturday at the farmer’s market as a way to also help kick off winter carnival season in town.

The captain making first choice may either choose a) to kick off or receive the kick and the beginning of the half, or b) which direction of the field to play in. The remaining choice is given to the opposing captain.

Stones had been pulling him back, to be fair, and while it threatens to kick off, it calms down quickly enough and the referee stops at a quick telling-off.

The Revelstoke Roller Derby is hosting the disco as a fundraiser from 6–9 p.m., giving the community the chance to kick off their shoes, and show off their skills on four wheels.

Andrade went for a Spanish Fly off the ropes but Hayes blocked and hit a springboard kick off the ropes.

Raiders round off their pre-season preparation when they entertain League One opposition Hunslet at Craven Park tomorrow (Sunday, kick off 3pm).

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Strickland, who is coming off a major upset over Israel Adesanya in Sydney in September, rebounded from a tough end to 2022 with a win over Nassourdine Imamov to kick off last season.

The metric ride will kick off at 8 am and the 35-mile and 20-mile send-off will follow at 10 am, but a staggered or rolling start time may be arranged to preserve social distance requirements based on the number of registrants.

There’ll be other things for Nicole to focus on while Eric’s off on his latest adventure, which Angie will kick off.

Week Nine of First Down Friday features all Minnesota teams as North Dakota teams got the night off before playoffs kick off.

As promised by the Association, the league kicks off in the month of celebrating women’s month with some mouth-watering fixtures to kick off the season.

However the Heisman and first round hopeful has a great opportunity to kick off the season with a bang and get the Demons off Utah State’s shoulder.

The Colonials kick off Atlantic 10 play coming off a win against Memphis that snapped GW’s four-game losing streak.

Archie McNicol, who had also got off the boat just before kick off to help his team out, had been provider for most of the goals and finally got on the score sheet himself.

Bezos crossed the threshold as Amazon was preparing to kick off its 36-hour summer sales event, Prime Day, which got off to a rocky start as glitches struck the firm’s website and mobile app.

According to forecasters, Wednesday morning will kick off with rainy conditions from 6am to 8am in Manchester.

According to reports, the director is planning to kick off the pre-production later this year with an extensive workshop.

Adding urea to the soil would kick off the process of sandstone formation.

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