How to Use out of practice in a Sentence

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  • The same goes for rookie Shaun Wade, who has been out of practice the past two weeks with a concussion.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • As bodies shuttled in and out of practice, the goalies were constant.
    Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The Bengals were a 7.5-point favorite, but the line was pulled from the board Thursday after Jackson was again out of practice.
    The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2023
  • His body had become so beat up that coaches kept him out of practice for stretches.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • His knee injury kept him out of practice this week, and head coach Kliff Kingsbury wouldn't say who will replace him.
    José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Mitchell recently sat out of practice for over a week with a heel injury, but Smart said that didn’t set the youngster back too much.
    Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The defender went under the knife less than 24 hours later to repair the ligaments in his finger and was held out of practice the rest of the week.
    Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The hope heading into Saturday was that Shane Lee would be able to play despite the injury that held him out of practice this week.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Yet Gilmer thinks the same circumstances that left him out of practice probably made his proof possible in the first place.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore will be questionable with a wrist injury that has kept him out of practice this week.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Jameis Winston was held out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday because of a back injury that has plagued him all season.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Haliburton scored 32 points against the Mavericks in a win Tuesday night, but was held out of practice Wednesday.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Along with Seibert, the Lions held six other players out of practice Thursday.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Suddenly, all the symptoms that kept him out of practice reappeared and put his status for Sunday’s game in jeopardy.
    Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Clowney was held out of practice this week due to an illness, but had not tested positive until Friday.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith was held out of practice on Wednesday with a knee injury, putting some question around his status.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 2 Oct. 2022
  • One tester who had been out of practice creating wings with her eye look found that this was the perfect waterproof liquid pencil to get them right back on track.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Izzo said Tyson Walker, who scored eight points in 31 minutes, had a stomach virus that kept the senior guard out of practice Friday and Saturday.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Palka, a onetime college player who was out of practice, threw poorly in his face-off with batter Michael Jordan.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2022
  • When human interaction is draining, face-to-face work can be a challenge, and everyone is out of practice.
    Goldie Chan, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Dobbins, who was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns after being held out of practice this week, missed all of last season with a serious left knee injury.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Chuba Hubbard were both reportedly kicked out of practice after the fight.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Forward Eric Paschall sat out of practice Sunday after banging his wrist.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Chase was held out of practice Thursday as the Bengals (4-3) continued preparing for Monday night's game at Cleveland.
    Rob Maaddi, ajc, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Hepburn suffered an apparent right knee injury early in the second half of UW’s overtime loss at Michigan and he was held out of practice on Tuesday.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Regardless of if Burrow plays on Sunday or not, don't be surprised if he's held out of practice early on in the week as that has become normal for Taylor to do for his players at this point in the season.
    Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 3 Jan. 2022
  • He was held out of practice Wednesday and Thursday before being listed as a full participant Friday and was listed as questionable for the game.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • As the Cowboys manage his medical situation, he was held out of practice Thursday.
    Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Jenkins was ruled out Saturday after being listed as doubtful on the team’s injury report Friday because of a bad ankle that has kept him out of practice this week.
    Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who returned last week after missing a game with a concussion, was out of practice early this week with an illness.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 4 Dec. 2022

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