sit out

verb

sat out; sitting out; sits out

transitive verb

: to refrain from participating in

sat out every dance

Examples of sit out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iowa’s influential farmers could either sit out the race or flip toward Democrats. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Sophomore tailback Duke Clark practiced Monday after sitting out the past two games with an ankle injury, Sumrall said. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

But some voters may decide to sit out of this election or vote independent, which would hurt Republican candidates. — Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson both sat out FP1 so rookies could drive their cars, which may have contributed to both being too eager to set a fast time in FP2. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sit out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout