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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Blood Tests Blood tests may help your healthcare provider diagnose or rule out other conditions and causes.
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Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 21 Mar. 2025
Multiple autonomous driving experts previously speaking with Popular Science did not completely rule out the possibility of autonomous systems driven primarily by camera vision.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Just because Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were ruled out didn’t mean the Nets could book an easy night.
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In fact, during an interview last week, the President did not rule out the possibility that new tariffs might trigger a recession.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 21 Mar. 2025
Multiple autonomous driving experts previously speaking with Popular Science did not completely rule out the possibility of autonomous systems driven primarily by camera vision.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Just because Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were ruled out didn’t mean the Nets could book an easy night.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
In fact, during an interview last week, the President did not rule out the possibility that new tariffs might trigger a recession.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rule out
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“Rule out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20out. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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