come out
verb
came out; come out; coming out; comes out
1
a
: to come into public view : make a public appearance
a new magazine has come out
b
: to become evident
his pride came out in his refusal to accept help
2
: to declare oneself especially in public utterance
came out in favor of the proposal
3
: to turn out in an outcome : end up
everything came out all right
4
: to make a debut
5
a
: to openly declare one's sexual orientation or gender identity
came out as bisexual
decided to come out to her family
b
: to openly declare something about oneself previously kept hidden
—often used with as
blew his cover and came out as a CIA agent—
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Examples of come out in a Sentence
in the end everything came out OK
come out, come out wherever you are!
Recent Examples on the Web
People tend to forget calling a technician to come out to check on your HVAC is an annual necessity.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
Since coming out of the writers strike late last year, the TV marketplace has been considerably slower as streamers and linear networks alike thin their rosters in an effort to right-size their programming rosters and reduce costs.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Those boots were lifted off VHS and laserdisc versions that came out in the early days of the home video revolution; the movie never made it to a release in the DVD era, much less Blu-Ray or streaming.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The Canadian native was a zero-star recruit coming out of high school, but developed into a three-star JUCO recruit at Garden City Community College in Kansas.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
That constricted sense of masculinity comes out in the album’s beefing moments.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
The wines coming out of the Santa Cruz Mountains are absolutely amazing.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Two months later, Levine Cava came out against the deal.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, media reports coming out of China have spotted Apple discounting the iPhone 15, in a sign that the product is facing a weaker-than-expected reception from local consumers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
Since coming out of the writers strike late last year, the TV marketplace has been considerably slower as streamers and linear networks alike thin their rosters in an effort to right-size their programming rosters and reduce costs.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Those boots were lifted off VHS and laserdisc versions that came out in the early days of the home video revolution; the movie never made it to a release in the DVD era, much less Blu-Ray or streaming.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The Canadian native was a zero-star recruit coming out of high school, but developed into a three-star JUCO recruit at Garden City Community College in Kansas.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
That constricted sense of masculinity comes out in the album’s beefing moments.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
The wines coming out of the Santa Cruz Mountains are absolutely amazing.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Two months later, Levine Cava came out against the deal.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, media reports coming out of China have spotted Apple discounting the iPhone 15, in a sign that the product is facing a weaker-than-expected reception from local consumers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
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