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Example Sentences

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High home prices and elevated mortgage rates kept many aspiring home buyers on the sidelines, and many homeowners from selling their properties, in 2025.

From MarketWatch

However, Le Bris said Mundle "might be sidelined for a few weeks or months" with an injury and would miss Sunderland's game at Bournemouth on Saturday.

From BBC

But for now, a lot of would-be buyers are staying on the sidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal

The decline could coax some off the sidelines, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

From Barron's

“There’s a pool, I think, of wannabe buyers who have just been sitting on the sidelines and waiting for rates to come down,” Daniel Seely said.

From The Wall Street Journal