sideline

side·line (sīd′līn′)

noun

a line at or along the side; specif.,

either of two lines marking the side limits of a playing area, as in football or tennis
the areas just outside these lines
a small line branching off the main line, as of a railroad, pipeline, etc.
☆ a line, as of merchandise or work, in addition to one's main line

transitive verb -·lined′, -·lin′·ing

☆ to remove from active participation sidelined by an injury

side′·lin′er noun

on the sidelines

☆

Object

injury: Injury sidelined Harland for much of the second half of the campaign, but his 36 appearances still brought 4 goals.
player: With a few players sidelined due to injury the Harlequins brought in some new players to the team.

Subject

injury: The return of Lescott, sidelined by injury last season, has strengthened Wolves ' defense.

Preposition: through

injury: Meanwhile, Oxford defender Gavin Johnson faces a spell on the sidelines through injury.

Adjective modifier

lucrative: I always thought it was a vocation they felt to serve their fellow man, not a lucrative sideline.
profitable: Based on volumes they are shipping, this can be a profitable sideline for them.
interesting: The WMD scam was an interesting sideline to it.
nice: Several big players only exist on the web and there are many traditional traders running a nice little sideline in online transactions too.

Modifying Another Word

somewhat: Of course, Absurdism isn't to everyone's taste and is probably destined to remain a somewhat sidelined subgenre!
effectively: Parliament is effectively sidelined from the center of British political life.
increasingly: Yet Africa is increasingly sidelined from any benefits from trade.
largely: The concerns and demands of developing countries were largely sidelined and no significant agreements were made to make trade fairer.
completely: The concept of a development round was completely sidelined.
currently: His is a timely arrival is Grant is currently sidelined with a kidney injury.

Preposition: in

favor: Has the Beijing agenda been sidelined in favor of the MDGs?

Preposition: of

conference: Ecevit met Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri on the sidelines of an international conference in Istanbul.

Preposition: with

injury: Danny Coyne remains on the sidelines with a long term knee injury.

Preposition: for

rest: Mark Saunders is sidelined for the rest of the season with a broken leg.
month: Grainger, who has been sidelined for months due to injury is making a comeback to Kuala Lumpur.

Preposition: by

injury: The return of Lescott, sidelined by injury last season, has strengthened Wolves ' defense.

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