sideline
noun
a line at the side of something.
sidelined
Example Sentences
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He was sidelined for nearly five months, undergoing specialist cardiac monitoring, before returning to play.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rogers eventually moved up front with fellow striker Emmanuel Emegha sidelined through injury and still waiting to make his Chelsea debut.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Hopeful return: Reliever Shawn Armstrong, who signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract last offseason, has been sidelined since July 24 with a calf strain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Boston Red Sox: A right quadriceps strain has kept All-Star center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela sidelined for two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
They forced the workers to back down and sidelined the union in Western Pennsylvania for two generations.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
