out of bounds

Example Sentences

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Now she’s got everybody out of bounds, then she taps it real soft and it falls in front of them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

In practice, it means that olive groves, fields with crops and even the cemetery are, in effect, now out of bounds to their owners in the village.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“Now…they can shift their gears to the South, which still remains out of bounds for them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

DHS revamped its training curriculum after George Floyd’s murder to underscore those tactics were out of bounds, Brown said.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

Cold Sassy thought Grandpa had really stepped out of bounds, asking a Negro preacher to give the sermon.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns