time-out

Example Sentences

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The 23-year-old Italian fell during the first game of his fourth-round tie with Grigor Dimitrov on Monday and took a medical time-out to receive treatment.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

“We’re on a time-out, and without really determined focus and deliberate diplomacy, this will be a very long intermission while both sides regroup and think about the next round.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

“When we finally got let out of our collective time-out corner, we really wanted to go do stuff,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Plus, as Salon's Melanie McFarland noted in a commentary about comedians who have reaped the unexpected benefits of cancel culture, DeGeneres' industry ousting "mostly amounts to a time-out."

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024

A favorite trick of his was putting the time-out trash can on his head, then blindly knocking into walls.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter