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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Seventy-seven percent of Gen-Zers want to move out of state or even out of the country.
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Murad Salikhov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, his recent ex-wife (Donzelli) has moved to Montreal along with his son and daughter and Paul has moved out of their large house into a tiny studio.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Lohan paid nearly $10,000 a month to rent the 2,700-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills in 2008; less than a year later, the place was burglarized and Lohan moved out.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
The woman moved out to stay with a friend, leaving her sister unable to afford the apartment alone and without the option to move back in with their parents.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Murad Salikhov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, his recent ex-wife (Donzelli) has moved to Montreal along with his son and daughter and Paul has moved out of their large house into a tiny studio.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Lohan paid nearly $10,000 a month to rent the 2,700-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills in 2008; less than a year later, the place was burglarized and Lohan moved out.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
The woman moved out to stay with a friend, leaving her sister unable to afford the apartment alone and without the option to move back in with their parents.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 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 5 Sep. 2025.
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