ruled

Example Sentences

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Then the winning run advanced after the umpire ruled Phoenix Call was hit by Bell’s pitch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

What has largely been a two-horse race now has a clear leader after Alcaraz was ruled out of the French Open and Wimbledon with a wrist injury.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Waller, who early this year had been considered a top contender to chair the central bank, joins a growing list of Fed officials who have recently ruled out a decrease in interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

In 2025, Europe's top rights court ruled that Italy had failed to protect residents and gave the government two years to fix the situation.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

So she brooded through the bitter days of the long years that followed, while Clytemnestra and Aegisthus ruled the land.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton