rule out
Example Sentences
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Clackmannanshire Council leader Ellen Forson said she could not rule out the possibility that more streets could be evacuated.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Don’t laugh: The labor secretary’s own lawyers, when pressed at oral argument, couldn’t rule out that a pickax used for mining remains a “mine” even when transported 5,000 miles from any extraction site.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In a conversation with Andrew Cozart, the hospital’s director of risk management, and Thomas Olmstead, its general counsel, Olmstead told her, “We cannot rule out the possibility of an overzealous prosecutor,” she recalled.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Roberts didn’t rule out a retroactive move to the injury list, though the team feels good about him avoiding it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
He also could not seem to rule out the possibility for himself Over the course of many letters back and forth across the ocean, the two friends discussed God and design.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
