space out
verb
spaced out; spacing out; spaces out
informal
: to become inattentive, distracted, or mentally remote
spaced out halfway through the lecture
Examples of space out in a Sentence
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Her first college game came in an eerily quiet setting: no fans, players spaced out on bleachers and some wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus.
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Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Since they’re both absorbed by the small intestine, they should be spaced out so as to not compete for absorption.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2024
The toughest games left on its schedule are Ryle, Montgomery County and Simon Kenton, but those are spaced out enough that the Bluebirds will have time to recover from each.
—Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
There will be six winners for the six cars, and they will be spaced out through July.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
The five-county region had 81 million square feet of vacant office space out of 398 million square feet of supply at the end of 2023, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
Many workers in the city’s bustling tech sector traded their downtown office for a desk at a home with lower rent and more space out of town — or out of state.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Where spacing out timber seems like a pretty simple task, there are definitely right and wrong ways of pulling off the look successfully.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
Massive spaces out in the suburbs may take even longer to draw interest, local experts say.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Since they’re both absorbed by the small intestine, they should be spaced out so as to not compete for absorption.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2024
The toughest games left on its schedule are Ryle, Montgomery County and Simon Kenton, but those are spaced out enough that the Bluebirds will have time to recover from each.
—Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
There will be six winners for the six cars, and they will be spaced out through July.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
The five-county region had 81 million square feet of vacant office space out of 398 million square feet of supply at the end of 2023, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
Many workers in the city’s bustling tech sector traded their downtown office for a desk at a home with lower rent and more space out of town — or out of state.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Where spacing out timber seems like a pretty simple task, there are definitely right and wrong ways of pulling off the look successfully.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
Massive spaces out in the suburbs may take even longer to draw interest, local experts say.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Space out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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