screen out

verb

screened out; screening out; screens out

1

: to remove (someone or something that is not suitable for a particular purpose) from a group that is being examined

screening out job applicants who have less than three years' experience

2

: to prevent (something harmful) from passing through

lotion that screens out the sun's harmful rays

Examples of screen out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Legendary German director Werner Herzog, whose documentary Ghost Elephants screened out of competition in Venice last year, arrives in the main selection this year with Bucking Fastard. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

One film screening out of competition will have its Bosnian-Herzegovinian premiere. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Oliver worked inside one of America's largest background check companies and watched applicants get screened out for fishing license violations. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Voting rights advocates from California to Ohio and Georgia to Alabama are under assault, as absentee ballots are threatened to be refused by the US Post Office and paper documentation such as passports and birth certificates are being used to screen out eligible voters. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

Rhymes for screen out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout