move out
phrasal verb
moved out; moving out; moves out
: to leave one's house, apartment, etc., and go to live somewhere else
He was 20 when he moved out of his parents' house.
Her lease ends next month, so she'll have to move out (of her apartment) soon.
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The plan is to move out together after their wedding, but her parents have different expectations.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
She hadn’t ever been ordered to move out, having paid her back rent on schedule.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
The defensive linemen pushed sleds out of the back of the end zone, far enough that reporters were told to move out of the way before the drill began.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Scott McTominay and Mason Greenwood have both been moved out of Old Trafford over the past year or so in very different circumstances.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
She hadn’t ever been ordered to move out, having paid her back rent on schedule.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
The defensive linemen pushed sleds out of the back of the end zone, far enough that reporters were told to move out of the way before the drill began.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Scott McTominay and Mason Greenwood have both been moved out of Old Trafford over the past year or so in very different circumstances.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for move out
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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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