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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Investigators are keeping all leads open, but foreign interference has reportedly been largely ruled out in the case.
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Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
This timeline issue also rules out esteemed actors of a certain age like Ian McKellen, Morgan Freeman, Dick Van Dyke, and Joel Grey.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Beccuau on Sunday described it as an organized crime, saying officials hadn't ruled out possible foreign involvement, but also that investigators were treating it as a domestic case at the moment.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
If Cummins is ruled out beyond the series opener, starting on November 21, Australia will need more than one answer in a five-Test series with short gaps and two senior quicks managing workloads.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
This timeline issue also rules out esteemed actors of a certain age like Ian McKellen, Morgan Freeman, Dick Van Dyke, and Joel Grey.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Beccuau on Sunday described it as an organized crime, saying officials hadn't ruled out possible foreign involvement, but also that investigators were treating it as a domestic case at the moment.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
If Cummins is ruled out beyond the series opener, starting on November 21, Australia will need more than one answer in a five-Test series with short gaps and two senior quicks managing workloads.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20out. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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