out of bounds

Example Sentences

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In practice, it means that olive groves, fields with crops and even the cemetery are, in effect, now out of bounds to their owners in the village.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“Now…they can shift their gears to the South, which still remains out of bounds for them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

DHS revamped its training curriculum after George Floyd’s murder to underscore those tactics were out of bounds, Brown said.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

Yet, only three of these companies have P/E ratios way out of bounds.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

“Are you honestly”—Mum's voice turned quivery—“telling me—me, Michael, me—that I'm not allowed into your office? That your filing cabinets are out of bounds for me as well as the children? Are you?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell