Example Sentences

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Winger Gabriel Martinelli has been extensively linked with a move away this summer, and it is understood that isn't something the club are ruling out.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

"You are ruling class," he said, with no more rancor than if he had informed me that I had brown hair, or a slightly newer iPhone than his.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023

“The adults are ruling this thing ... don’t try it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2022

"We are ruling out a stampede completely," he added, after initial media reports suggested this might be a possible cause of the deaths.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2022

“You are ruling over us for our own good,” he said feebly.

From "1984" by George Orwell