1
: coming from or going to another town or city
out-of-town mail
out-of-town visitors
2
: happening in another town or city
The band has an out-of-town show tomorrow night.
3
British
: located away from the center of a town
out-of-town shopping centers
out of town
2 of 2phrase
1
: a different town
She's from out of town.
2
: away from the town or city where one lives or where an activity usually takes place
I'm going to be out of town over the weekend.
The ball club will be playing out of town next week.
Examples of out-of-town in a Sentence
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Eat like a local’s out-of-town guest at your favorite South Carolina beach town.
—Melissa Oyler
updated May 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Even in the most generous scenario, where every ticket belongs to a different out-of-town visitor, that leaves about 250,000 additional visits needed to reach the 650,000 figure.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Every Chicagoan, surely, has had an out-of-town guest who remarked that Lake Michigan was really more like a sea.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Timberwolves players arrived for the game wearing DiVincenzo’s jersey to honor the shooting guard, who tore his Achilles tendon in Game 4 and rejoined the team Thursday after an out-of-town surgery.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Eat like a local’s out-of-town guest at your favorite South Carolina beach town.
—Melissa Oyler
updated May 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Even in the most generous scenario, where every ticket belongs to a different out-of-town visitor, that leaves about 250,000 additional visits needed to reach the 650,000 figure.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Every Chicagoan, surely, has had an out-of-town guest who remarked that Lake Michigan was really more like a sea.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Out-of-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-town. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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