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How to use tee in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Tee means the name of the Latin script letter T/t. Example: “Reyes teed off on a hanging curve to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.”

Examples of tee by meaning

nounThe name of the Latin script letter T/t.

  • They have writing samples and examine the back loops of pees and the crosses of tees.1985, Stephen King, Paranoid: A Chant

nounSomething shaped like the letter T.

  • angles and tees

nounA usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.

  • Pollard, who went into the semifinals with an unsatisfactory 63% return from the kicking tee, turned it around splendidly against Wales and he continued that form despite missing his first attempt in the final.2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times

verbTo place a ball on a tee.

  • If at any hole a competitor play his first stroke from outside the limits of the teeing-ground, he shall count that stroke, tee a ball, and play his second stroke from within these limits.1909, Walter J. Travis, Practical Golf

More sentences with tee

  • Reyes teed off on a hanging curve to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.From the entry tee off
  • I couldn't resist to giggle a little tee hee.From the entry giggle
  • I always check the wind direction before I tee off.From the entry tee off
  • My doctor was thoroughly teed off when she learned I have not been taking the medications she prescribed.From the entry teed off
  • I think I can speak for us all when I say this tee is a MOOD.2024 October 8, Megan Uy, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, “65+ Fall Prime Day Fashion Deals Your Closet Is Begging You to Shop”, in Cosmopolitan. From the entry mood
  • Pogba and Shaw combined before the left-back’s cross teed up the striker but his radar was awry.2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian. From the entry awry
  • This Kiss graphic tee x fishnet top moment was very UwU of the duo.2021 September 9, Erin Nicole Celletti and Sara Delgado, “Chloe x Halle Style Evolution”, in Teen Vogue, archived from the original on 27…. From the entry uwu
  • My Master Plan fitted the double standards of the mainstream media to a tee.2014, Ray Glickman, Reality. From the entry outfriend
  • Bee tee dubs, isn’t it so much fun having a new bestie?2013, Michelle Witte, The Faker’s Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn’t)…. From the entry bee tee dubs
  • “Bee tee dubs,” Todd continues, “turns out that he has no idea what Fire Island is.”2011, Justin Luke Zirilli, Gulliver Travels, →ISBN, page 95. From the entry bee tee dubs
  • You would have to heat them up prior to teeing up.1997 February 19, getsum, “warm balls”, in rec.sport.golf (Usenet). From the entry prehand
  • The iron-bound bamboo staves, known as lâtees, with which most disputes among rival zemindars were traditionally settled.1973, JG Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur. From the entry lathi
  • Apparently, the latter had sliced from the tee, and Ernest had been helping him find his ball.1936, P. G. Wodehouse, There's Always Golf, London: The Strand Magazine. From the entry dub
  • I'm revisiting all my favorite Y2K trends, including slogan tees, trucker hats, wedge flip-flops, and barbed wire tramp stamps.2024 July 25, Meg Donohue, Dale Chong, “Same Same But Different: We're Feeling Bratty This Summer”, in Elle, archived from the original on…. From the entry bratty
  • The tee will be sleeveless like the previous two seasons.2020 January 14, Aryan Sharma, “Outfit Revealed For Rafael Nadal For Australian Open 2020”, in Essentially Sports. From the entry brink pink
  • The Serb teed up Steve Davis, who crossed low for Graziano Pellè to plunder his fifth league goal of the campaign.2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian. From the entry plunder
  • Tee, we should toast to the Al Bundy's of America.2013, Legrand Latney, GirlFriend! Who You Tellin, page 211. From the entry Al Bundy
  • Her clam-diggers protected her legs from the wind, but the Berkeley tee under her sweater was feeling nearly thread-bare.2009, Patricia Adams Farmer, chapter 16, in The Metaphor Maker, Estrella de Mar Publications, published 2010, →ISBN, page 190. From the entry clam-diggers
  • This added comfort, combined with sun protection, can make a technical tee a better choice than no shirt at all.2008, Katie McDonald Neitz, Runner’s World Guide to Road Racing, page 27. From the entry technical tee
  • The course should use a minimal amount of fairway area, rather than being completely turfed from tee box to green.1988, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Preservation of petroglyphs in Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 225. From the entry turfed
  • Pym would catch that accent to a tee.1986, John Le Carré, A Perfect Spy, Sceptre, published 2011, page 365. From the entry take off
  • He had already teed up Harry Kane for a free header – the captain headed high – when he sent Anthony Gordon clean through.2024 September 7, David Hytner, “Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland”, in The Guardian. From the entry calibrate
  • The lead singers of these and other popular emo bands would wear tight black clothing, band tees, skinny jeans, chokers, and studded belts.2024 March 12, Lucienne Byrne, “Style Analysis: Punk, Goth, Grunge, And Emo”, in Her Campus. From the entry emo trinity
  • "Tees Valley is our first target.2020 May 20, Paul Clifton, “A hydrogen solution to decarbonisation?”, in Rail, page 54. From the entry dead cert
  • Her small frame, clothed in clam diggers and a plain white tee, added to the illusion Janelle held a girl, not a woman.2019, Mandy Mikulencak, chapter 3, in Forgiveness Road, John Scognamiglio Books, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 32. From the entry clam diggers
  • Once I got an inebriated Rules official to utter the words sand trap and tee box, by bribing him with a free beer.2012, Bill Pennington, On Par: The Everyday Golfer's Survival Guide, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry rules official
  • Also, since the players teed off simultaneously, the infamous "shotgun start," with several foursomes at each tee box, the tournaments ran notoriously slow.2011 October, Mike Nettleton, Shotgun Start, Krill Press, →ISBN. From the entry foursome
  • “Every time you turn a corner, there’s a guy wearing skinny jeans, an ironic cap, a low V-neck tee, vintagey high-tops and a scarf.2009 June 4, David Colman, “Michael Bastian: That Thing He Does”, in New York Times. From the entry vintagey
  • Most of the young cats had dreads with the ends dipped in red dye, gold grillz, and tall white tees that reached their knees.2006, Racy Lee, Stripped, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 169. From the entry grillz
  • Yes, there was a fellow driving off from a tee, and that other group upon the green were surely putting for the hole.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry putt
  • It described her to a tee; from her fiery mane of red hair to her beautiful emerald eyes that spit fire when she was angry or frustrated.2013, Julia Mills, Her Dragon To Slay, →ISBN. From the entry spit fire
  • I pull on a fresh pair of black heans, a faded Scary Devil Monastery tee shirt, and a pair of rubber-soled socks: I feel much better immediately.2010, The Jennifer Morgue, Charles Stross. From the entry scary devil monastery
  • Underground parking, private storage and daily housekeeping are offered as well, and the club's concierge can assist with prearrival grocery shopping, spa reservations, dinner plans and golf tee times.2009 October 2, Nick Kaye, “The Residence Club on Mission Beach”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry concierge
  • Underground parking, private storage and daily housekeeping are offered as well, and the club’s concierge can assist with prearrival grocery shopping, spa reservations, dinner plans and golf tee times.2009 October 2, Nick Kaye, “The Residence Club on Mission Beach”, in New York Times. From the entry prearrival
  • When she opened the door, I saw the most figuresome woman in the world, as Donna had on a long Michael Jordan Nike tee shirt. . .and that's all.2006, L. L. C. Re'al Bull Oney, Re'al Oney, L. l. c., A Trace of Death!. From the entry figuresome
  • Jimmy May definitely knows his tees from his teas as he’s given us a cheat to enter the fantasy zone (phwooarr!) in this great golf game.1992 February, Daniel Pemberton, “PG Tips”, in Paul Lakin, editor, Game Zone, number 4, London: Dennis Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67…. From the entry Robert's your uncle

Meaning of tee

  1. noun The name of the Latin script letter T/t.
  2. noun Something shaped like the letter T.
  3. noun The process of redirecting output to multiple destinations.

Full definition of tee

Questions about tee in a sentence

How do you use tee in a sentence?
Tee is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Reyes teed off on a hanging curve to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.”
What is a short sentence with tee?
“angles and tees”
What does tee mean?
Tee means the name of the Latin script letter T/t.

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