rule out
verb
ruled out; ruling out; rules out
2
: to make impossible : prevent
Heavy rain ruled out the picnic.
Examples of rule out in a Sentence
another loss would rule them out of the tournament
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Officers have not ruled out road rage.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Regular captain Mehidy Hasan was ruled out of the game after being hit on his head by a bouncer of Nathan Ellis in the second game.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
However with Barcola and his representative dragging their feet, the decision makers in the French capital are no longer ruling out Barcola’s potential sale in the summer transfer window.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Although under contract with Qatar until 2027, Lopetegui does not rule out a future return to European club football.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 June 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Regular captain Mehidy Hasan was ruled out of the game after being hit on his head by a bouncer of Nathan Ellis in the second game.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
However with Barcola and his representative dragging their feet, the decision makers in the French capital are no longer ruling out Barcola’s potential sale in the summer transfer window.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Although under contract with Qatar until 2027, Lopetegui does not rule out a future return to European club football.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 June 2026
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20out. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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