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How to use the word sidelined in a Sentence?

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While I will be sidelined in Sarasota for several weeks, I will be carrying out as many of my congressional duties as possible, and our DC and district staff continue to be readily available to assist Floridians in FL-17.

Greg Steube

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Although not allowed at National Institutes of Health to utilize Rick Bright expertise in vaccines or therapeutics, Rick Bright developed a plan to implement a robust national testing infrastructure, which emphasized the critical need to provide screening tests for asymptomatic individuals and to provide services to underserved populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, national Institutes of Health leadership declined to support Dr. Bright's recommendations because of political considerations, plain and simple. After having Rick Bright work suppressed for political reasons to the detriment of public health and safety, Rick Bright was sidelined from doing any further work to combat this deadly virus.

Debra Katz

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I am convinced that the Russians are prepared to do anything and everything in order to get this president reelected, and knowing that Chris Murphy is going to be sidelined from at least normal campaigning over the next two weeks, it may mean that that's massive multi-layered octopus-like Russian interference operation is going to ramp up, and I think we all need to be cognizant of that and we all need to be taking steps to try to make the American people understand what is real information from that being proffered by countries like Russia.

Chris Murphy

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If past is prologue, they will not, they'll be muzzled, they'll be suppressed, they will be sidelined, because Donald Trump's looking at an election coming up, in less than 60 days, and Donald Trump's grasping for whatever Donald Trump can get to pretend Donald Trump has been a leader on this issue, when Donald Trump is not.

Kamala Harris

Found on CNN
3 years ago

You would expect that during this massive public health and economic crisis that the administration's agenda would be sidelined, but instead it's been as aggressive if not more aggressive than it's ever been.

Sarah Pierce

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Confusion stemming from the May 2019 entity list update had inadvertently sidelined U.S. companies from some technical standards conversations, putting them at a strategic disadvantage.

Naomi Wilson

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Ri Yong Ho is the official who was effectively sidelined after the Hanoi meetings and was removed from office because the interlocutors selected by the foreign ministry appeared not to accomplish anything.

Michael Madden

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Today is a victory for the millions of immigrants in our state and in this country that have been sidelined, disrespected, and demeaned by the Trump administration.

New York

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think it's great that we have a lot of new voices in the Democratic Party. They bring new energy, and they bring an excitement to people who feel like they've been sidelined forever, so I'm just glad to see a lot of folks in it. I know it gets bumpy. But I'm glad to see people fighting.

Elizabeth Warren

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Well, it's not complicated. I was in this role when Obama was President, and Biden and I did deals because they needed some of our votes. So, now the role is reversed and ultimately the solution to this is a deal between the President and Nancy and Chuck because we need some of Chuck's votes and obviously we need Nancy's support, so, I haven't been sidelined.

Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
5 years ago

There wasn't the slightest sign they were even thinking of such a strategic U-turn. We feel sidelined.

Michael Muders

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

People getting older are kind of sidelined.

Robert De Niro

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is not an economy that's built for the 21st century. Unfortunately, those forces for modernization inside of Russia, I think, have been sidelined. That's bad for Russia and, over time, it's bad for the United States, because if Russia is doing badly, the concern is that they revert to old expansionist ideas that really shouldn't have any application in the 21st century.

President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The government sidelined whatever private communication channels there were in place and proved unable to establish effective contact with the militants until the very end.

Nils Bildt

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I never felt sidelined, I was supported by my friends, my family and my team. I always knew I could do it. I had confidence in myself.

Lindsey Vonn

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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