duck out
phrasal verb
ducked out; ducking out; ducks out
informal
: to leave suddenly and usually without telling anyone that one is leaving
We ducked out after the first act of the play.
—often + on or ofThey ducked out on us without even saying goodbye.
I had to duck out of the meeting to take a phone call.
—often used figuratively and in a sneaky or improper wayHe wants to duck out of the contract.
She ducked out on paying the bill for the meal.
Examples of duck out in a Sentence
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Look at how sports have begun ducking out over to streaming.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
After all, the artist was likely going to give us a personal tour of their work, so just ducking out at a moment’s notice would be a little awkward.
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
When the camera landed on the pair, Cabot immediately covered her face and the man ducked out of the frame.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2025
So she was forced to duck out of the VMAs no more than 15 minutes in and book it to her own show about 18 miles away, leaving the UBS Arena after accepting the first award of artist of the year.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Like deer caught in a headlight, Byron promptly ducked out of frame, while Cabot covered her face and turned her back on the camera.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
With nowhere to distribute the football, Rodgers broke the pocket and scampered to the sideline, stiff-arming Sawyer before ducking out of bounds.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
After a brief fight, Mora Nunez fires a shot, hitting the officer in the face, and appears to duck out of view by a bush while the officer aims his own weapon.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
A couple attending a Coldplay concert got caught on the Kiss Cam in a close embrace, only to duck out of frame in what has become a viral moment, compounded by the revelation that one of the pair, CEO Andy Byron, was married to another woman.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
After all, the artist was likely going to give us a personal tour of their work, so just ducking out at a moment’s notice would be a little awkward.
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
When the camera landed on the pair, Cabot immediately covered her face and the man ducked out of the frame.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2025
So she was forced to duck out of the VMAs no more than 15 minutes in and book it to her own show about 18 miles away, leaving the UBS Arena after accepting the first award of artist of the year.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Like deer caught in a headlight, Byron promptly ducked out of frame, while Cabot covered her face and turned her back on the camera.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
With nowhere to distribute the football, Rodgers broke the pocket and scampered to the sideline, stiff-arming Sawyer before ducking out of bounds.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
After a brief fight, Mora Nunez fires a shot, hitting the officer in the face, and appears to duck out of view by a bush while the officer aims his own weapon.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
A couple attending a Coldplay concert got caught on the Kiss Cam in a close embrace, only to duck out of frame in what has become a viral moment, compounded by the revelation that one of the pair, CEO Andy Byron, was married to another woman.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
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“Duck out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duck%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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