come out of hiding

idiom

: to come out of a place where one could not be found
He came out of hiding to answer the rumors.

Examples of come out of hiding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The show follows an international spy agency whose operatives, including Madden’s Mason Kane and Chopra Jonas’ Nadia Sinh, must come out of hiding to take down a powerful crime syndicate called Manticore. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 25 May 2023 And what’s right for the face of the franchise is to come out of hiding and take the heat off DeMarcus Lawrence. Dallas News, 12 July 2020 Typically, bed bugs are 3/16 inch long, red to dark brown in color and are mostly nocturnal insects that come out of hiding to take blood meals from sleeping humans. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 18 Jan. 2023 Wanting to help the otherworldly beings, Zenon travels from the space station back to Earth to try and convince Proto Zoa to come out of hiding and perform again. Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 Feb. 2023 After they were done expressing their thoughts, Boseman would come out of hiding to surprise them. Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2020 In two areas where the lizards seem to have disappeared, Sinervo says, there were more than 9 hours a day on average that would've been too hot for the lizards to come out of hiding. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2010 Once Stab 3 cast members start getting killed off, Sidney is forced to come out of hiding and face the new murderer head-on. Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2023 Deputies believe the little girl initially did not come out of hiding because she was both lost and scared, the outlet reported. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022

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“Come out of hiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20of%20hiding. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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