is sidelining
- present progressive of sideline (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But the company’s chief executive, Brian McNamara, is sidelining aspirations to be a major player in the field right now due to the arrival of blockbuster drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Its decision to scale back on building, coupled with rising interest rates and the slowing economy, is sidelining other would-be Inland Empire warehouse builders, area real estate brokers and economists told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2022
The injury knocked him out for the rest of the season and is sidelining him for spring practice, which began last week.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
The virus is sidelining school personnel even as 6 million K-12 students are returning to classrooms.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
As a 17-year-old female certified soccer referee, I read Petula Dvorak’s Dec. 7 Metro column about the shortage of referees for youth sports, “Parent behavior is sidelining referees,” with dismay but not surprise.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021
