out of the running in a sentence

Examples

1. Clarke said Thursday the Maple Leafs were out of the running for Lindros.
2. But he claims health problems kept him out of the running.
3. Both candidates backed by Senator Vitter finished out of the running.
4. In the case of Rosicky we dropped out of the running.
5. The incident left Ferrari out of the running for the race.
6. Egypt and Ghana both apparently dropped out of the running.
7. I'm afraid Chelsea may be out of the running, however.
8. Still, Bank of New York isn't out of the running.
9. Kazakhstan is out of the running after this second defeat.
10. A Dutch team dropped out of the running last year.