out of play

How To Use out of play In A Sentence

• He walks off the pitch to get treatment, Nigeria kick the ball out of play so he can come back on.
• The ball had gone out of play.
• The Daily Telegraph said Capello desperately needs to shake up his team to get the best out of players like Frank Lampard and a "dispirited" Rooney before the final group C game with Slovenia. The Age News Headlines
• Stand off Andy Hirst caused panic in the home defence with a high bomb which was scrambled out of play.
• The judge ruled that the ball was out of play and so the point did not count.
• a ball that is out of play is dead
• By picking Kagan contra Wood, whom I gather is a fierce liberal and would have been branded as such in the confirmations, Obama takes the liberalism card out of play and minimizes the Novemberpolitical storms. The Volokh Conspiracy » Preliminary Reflections on the Kagan Nomination
• The assistant referee signalled that the cross had curled out of play before hitting the woodwork.
• Saturday's match saw a good turnout of players eager to get game time prior to the league season.
• David Hagen knocked the ball out of play but inexplicably a corner, not a goal kick, was awarded.