out to

idiom

: to be determined to
He was out to get revenge.

Examples of out to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The plot, which includes the crash landing of an airplane and an armed intruder out to settle a family score, is nearly all talk. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 Thank you for encouraging us to put bravely out to sea and for being our safe harbor when the wind chases us home. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for out to 

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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