sidelined

Example Sentences

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Carvalho had been sidelined since the FBI raided his home and office in connection to an ongoing investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Draper played his first competitive match in more than two months on Monday after a knee injury sidelined him in April's Barcelona Open.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Morgan remains sidelined on the stock for now, “awaiting evidence of execution to the outlined opportunities in an increasingly competitive market,” Chatterjee wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

How can the man who styled himself as the political whisperer of Washington, with real influence over American politicians, be sidelined quite so comprehensively and insulted so publicly by his key US ally?

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

But Robinson would not be sidelined, and de Bums took the next five.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord