How to Use out-of-bounds in a Sentence

out-of-bounds

adverb or adjective

• His first tee shot was out-of-bounds on the right.
  — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
• Bad passes, lost balls and out-of-bounds miscues?
  — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
• The out-of-bounds pass came on fourth and goal from nearly midfield.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
• Redirect the growth of out-of-bounds shoots and thin trees and shrubs as needed.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• Pruning time is over for most plants; out-of-bounds shoots can be removed as needed.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
• Technically no — because there were five on the floor and one out-of-bounds.
  — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 3 Mar. 2023
• And then another, his right heel barely evading the white out-of-bounds paint.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
• Anunoby — with nobody in his path — sprints from the out-of-bounds spot into the lane, just in case.
  — ABC News, 11 June 2026
• Avoid shearing shrubs and perennials; remove out-of-bounds shoots with hand pruners.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
• So far, this AI detection has not been egregious or out-of-bounds.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
• The last two minute report confirmed Sunday that the out-of-bounds call was correct.
  — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
• The Clippers lost a coach's challenge of an out-of-bounds call with 30 seconds left.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
• Where needed, pruning can be performed at this time to remove out-of-bounds shoots and reduce plant height and width.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
• The ski resort also has an out-of-bounds acreage that's 50 percent larger than the in-bounds area.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
• The majority of the challenges came on foul calls, as opposed to out-of-bounds or goaltends.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
• Looking to hold her lead, Claire Pease opened her floor routine with an out-of-bounds deduction.
  — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
• Reshape overgrown and out-of-bounds plantings including hedges.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
• The department did not respond to a request for more specifics on which areas are currently out-of-bounds.
  — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
• Kickoffs short of the landing zone are treated the same as out-of-bounds kickoffs, and they’re spotted at the 40.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
• An out-of-bounds hit at the end of a punt return sparked a scuffle in which a Moody player was ejected for throwing a punch.
  — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• Before a Spurs baseline out-of-bounds play, the two got tangled up and Wembanyama fell.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
• Certain programs also have set play specialists, who oversee a team’s out-of-bounds plays, among other things.
  — Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
• Trent toe-tapped just inside the out-of-bounds line, fell down with the ball secured, then got up and fell again, face-planting amid the celebration.
  — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
• The report also said the out-of-bounds call from Paolo Banchero‘s block on James was correct as well.
  — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
• The descent is often in out-of-bounds, ungroomed areas, which tend to be much more challenging to navigate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• Their undoing, of all things, was sideline out-of-bounds plays after calling timeout to advance the ball to midcourt.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
• Nobody is buying season tickets because Sean Sweeney is drawing up a new out-of-bounds play.
  — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
• The game was knotted with 20 seconds to play, when officials didn’t get a good view on an out-of-bounds call, and therefore ruled a jump ball.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
• Within the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, Redick successfully challenged a foul and an out-of-bounds call.
  — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
• Isaiah Likely's toe out-of-bounds in Week 1 on a game-tying touchdown on the final play of the game?
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025