How to Use count out in a Sentence

count out

verb
  • Don't count out Texas small towns.
    — Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Hey, don’t count out the plucky Bears.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But, don't count out a return yet.
    — Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Don’t count out sconces, either.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
  • For about half of those, the pills have to be counted out one by one.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • No one can ever count out a coaching change.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Hayes and Saints would both get counted out in their match.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • But don't count out the cringey design detail just yet.
    — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Valdez was down in the first, third, and again in the sixth when he was counted out.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Self is not counting out Iowa State.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Don't count out Detroit if the star opts out of his deal in a few months.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • One man came in with a bag of coins that the cashier patiently counted out.
    — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • This isn’t the first time Smith has been counted out in his career.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And this was right before the finish, and they both got counted out.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The person who was counted out but came back swinging.
    — Monica Lewinsky, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • They were doubted, counted out.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Pederson’s teams have played their best when they were counted out.
    — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • All of this is to say, don't count out the Blue Jays for anything.
    — Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Don't count out Hill's ability to lift his stock over the next three months.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Still, don’t fully count out the Cajuns — at least to keep it close.
    — Maddie Hartley august 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The fact is, you’ve been overlooked, counted out and now you’re being laughed at.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
  • That would seem like a tall task, but Locmelis is should not be counted out, either.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Los Angeles can't be counted out for him at this point in time.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • So don’t count out seeing Lewber back on your screen in the future.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • Well, don’t count out the Dallas Cowboys just yet.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Like all game long, the Thunder could never be counted out.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
  • Don't count out the Tigers in Bichette's free agency sweepstakes.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Pebbles as used on an abacus, to count out money, votes, and distances.
    — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023
  • There’s an instructor counting out proper steps for the next dance.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The call-taker counted out loud with them to help keep the chest compressions at a steady pace.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025

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