out to

idiom

: to be determined to
He was out to get revenge.

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Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025 The Yellow Line runs from Antioch through transfer stations in Oakland, across the Bay and out to San Francisco International Airport. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 3 July 2025 Kershaw got Mike Tauchman to ground out to first to start the frame. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 When there was only a few hundred feet of line on the reel, the tiger ran parallel to the beach, toward the pier, instead of surging out to sea. Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for out to

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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