What does "Out of bounds" mean?
outside the legal playing area
"Out of bounds" in a sentence
Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.
Turns out, those two points were taken away because apparently the ball went "out of bounds."
— How I Met Your Mother S8E6
Guy was an inch out of bounds.
— Modern Family S4E8
The bottom line is that these houses are out of bounds, now and forever.
— Breaking Bad S5E3
Ah, Sergeant, now that the Doctor's been neutralised, the upper levels are out of bounds to everyone.
— Doctor Who S1E5
in all honesty, i did go a little out of bounds.
— Gossip Girl S1E10
...that the third-floor corridor is out of bounds...
— Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Anything that we think might be out of bounds, we put on this list.
— The Office S6E8
Out of bounds Another nigger down and out A crackhead with no name...
— The Wire S1E11
"Out of bounds" in TV shows & movies
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