How to Use count out in a Sentence

count out

verb
  • Valdez was down in the first, third, and again in the sixth when he was counted out.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For about half of those, the pills have to be counted out one by one.
    Marley Jay, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But don't go counting out the show's longtime cast just yet.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
  • But don’t count out Fraser-Pryce, aiming to get on the podium once again.
    Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
  • The Mets, at the time counted out of the pennant race, eventually won it.
    Kyle Smith, wsj.com, 11 May 2023
  • On the bright side, a heart-forward film like Sing Sing should never be counted out.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The Warriors can’t be counted out as long as Stephen Curry is out there.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2023
  • The knuckle method avoids this by counting out the months in order on your knuckles and the grooves between them.
    Alex Haddon, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2024
  • Bauer was on the phone with lifeguards, the operator on the other line counting out the beats.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But don’t count out the superheroes who remain just yet.
    David Betancourt, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Not to be counted out, Suzie went full Toot, tapping and Charleston-ing her way into the judges’ hearts.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And obviously, don't count out the rest of the division.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2023
  • That doesn’t mean Amazon, Apple, and Google should be counted out as factors in the future of bundling.
    Vulture, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But never count out a comeback, as this is the kind of show that's never truly canceled.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 25 July 2023
  • Boise State has been a massive surprise this year but this is a team nobody should be counting out.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Moore will be favored for the starting job here, but don’t count out Johnson or even Omari Kelly.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Pebbles as used on an abacus, to count out money, votes, and distances.
    Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023
  • Pederson’s teams have played their best when they were counted out.
    Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • To get there, the film will have to compete somewhere above-the-line, and while Adapted Screenplay is probably the safest bet, don’t count out Wright.
    Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Enamorado counted out $500 for her and gave her a discount on a bag of ice pops.
    Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The crowd had mostly dispersed, and the dealer, having counted out the winnings, placed a stack of chips in front of the only player who’d bet with the house.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Being disrespected or counted out forces me to take my game to the next level.
    Chris Paul, Men's Health, 20 June 2023
  • The schedule is extremely difficult, but don’t count out a bowl berth.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • While Ali did lead in all three scorecards at the conclusion, the match ended in a knockout in the eighth round when Foreman failed to get up in time and was counted out.
    Chris Wilson, Time, 7 June 2023
  • But to count out the Yankees prematurely is a mistake many teams have made before.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Still, Biggs can't be counted out due to outside spending.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 24 June 2024
  • Even then, this young roster has defied logic all season and shouldn’t be counted out.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But that read of things understates her sheer force of will—her outright refusal, as with the Oscars dress, to ever be counted out.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The Bucs face long odds to make the playoffs for a fifth straight season — but recent history suggests this team shouldn't be counted out quite yet.
    Jeff Weiner, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Then, proving that they can never be counted out at big events, OG came top six despite having two stand-ins on their roster for the event.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 7 May 2023

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