move out
phrasal verb
moved out; moving out; moves out
: to leave one's house, apartment, etc., and go to live somewhere else
He was 20 when he moved out of his parents' house.
Her lease ends next month, so she'll have to move out (of her apartment) soon.
Examples of move out in a Sentence
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The former Bouquets space, where the hotel itself used to run a flower shop, sits unused since Dyer moved out.
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Maia Luem, The Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2024
Rhythm and Booms was moved out of the park and damaged areas of the park were restored to prairie.
—Barbara J. King, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
But the department store filed for bankruptcy and moved out of the mall in 2020.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
At other times, their eyes keep moving out of instinct.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
So does Maria Lucero, 66, whose family helped found this town but is now looking to move out because of the water.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
After the storms move out, dry and cool weather is expected for the weekend.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
How much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant to move out on a month-to-month lease?
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
The government will try to find out how the objects initially left the country decades ago, determining whether they were moved out of Peru as a whole or in parts.
—Juan B. García, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Maia Luem, The Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2024
Rhythm and Booms was moved out of the park and damaged areas of the park were restored to prairie.
—Barbara J. King, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
But the department store filed for bankruptcy and moved out of the mall in 2020.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
At other times, their eyes keep moving out of instinct.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
So does Maria Lucero, 66, whose family helped found this town but is now looking to move out because of the water.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
After the storms move out, dry and cool weather is expected for the weekend.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
How much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant to move out on a month-to-month lease?
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
The government will try to find out how the objects initially left the country decades ago, determining whether they were moved out of Peru as a whole or in parts.
—Juan B. García, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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