Examples of “kick off” in a Sentence

verb To begin something, especially an event, campaign or meeting.

• We'll kick off the session with introductions.
• The festival kicks off on Friday night.

verb In football and similar sports, to start play by kicking the ball from the center spot; as a noun, kick-off is the moment play begins.

• United kick off in the second half.
• Kick-off is at three o'clock.

verb To lose your temper or start causing trouble, or of a situation, to erupt into a row or fight.

• He kicked off when they refused him entry.
• It properly kicked off outside the pub.