How to Use go out the window in a Sentence

go out the window

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• Skipping the fifth, or sixth, starter will go out the window.
  — La Velle E. Neal Iii, Star Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
• Add alcohol to the mix, and even the best intentions can go out the window.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2020
• And there’s a lot of subtleties that can go out the window in that situation.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2022
• When stress is constant and life is unpredictable, self-care can go out the window.
  — Kelsey Crowe, NBC News, 3 June 2020
• All of these things go out the window once people start shooting each other.
  — Suyin Haynes, Time, 23 June 2021
• If things go south early in the season, everyone knows that take-it-slow plan with Fields will go out the window.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
• That all appeared to go out the window for a big game, as students bunched together throughout the game.
  — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2020
• But in the quantum realm, such expectations go out the window.
  — Steve Volk, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2018
• Harrison’s route shouldn’t have even had him in the area, but a lot of rules go out the window once a quarterback is in scramble drill.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2022
• When your kids are sick, when your parents are in the hospital, politics go out the window.
  — NBC News, 29 Aug. 2021
• Add a glass of wine into the equation, and physical distancing might go out the window.
  — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 21 Nov. 2020
• Before your chances of copying Holmes’ look go out the window (again!), shop her Khaite sweater and sneakers, below, as well as a few alternatives that aren’t quite so pricey.
  — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2021
• Being outdoors doesn't mean social distancing and other rules go out the window.
  — Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 12 May 2021
• Any chance of a legal challenge altering the result of the election appeared to go out the window last week when the Supreme Court declined to take up two cases regarding the election process.
  — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2020
• Jokes rely on the element of surprise, so once they have been published, any plans for a comedy special with that material go out the window.
  — Mitra Ahouraian, Forbes, 13 June 2022
• Warranties, guarantees, and gentlemen's handshakes go out the window if your contractor of choice has gone belly-up.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2021
• Screen limits and dietary considerations go out the window.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2022
• Traditional dishes can go out the window for Friendsgiving).
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2021
• People are understandably desperate to make money, and so visitor number limits go out the window.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 June 2021
• All those warm fuzzies go out the window, however, when everyone learns Harlan left literally everything — his fortune, his house, and his publishing business — to Marta.
  — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 22 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024