out of the frame
idiom
British, informal
: no longer in the position of being considered for something
a job candidate who is out of the frame
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But just out of the frame, two other young Black women scientists — Cynthia Ziwawo and Olubukola Abiona, both researchers on Dr. Corbett’s team — were watching their leader carefully.
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
Martens stood close, whispering directions, sometimes dodging the camera, trying to stay out of the frame.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
Strong winds and billowing smoke scatter leaves in and out of the frame as the soundscapes around the eggs envelop us further.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 5 Feb. 2022
As her three screaming school-age children and their dog came in and out of the frame, my colleague was clearly at her wits end.
—Timothy R. Clark, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
Martens stood close, whispering directions, sometimes dodging the camera, trying to stay out of the frame.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
Strong winds and billowing smoke scatter leaves in and out of the frame as the soundscapes around the eggs envelop us further.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 5 Feb. 2022
As her three screaming school-age children and their dog came in and out of the frame, my colleague was clearly at her wits end.
—Timothy R. Clark, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
See All Example Sentences for out of the frame
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“Out of the frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20frame. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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