sit out

verb

sat out; sitting out; sits out

transitive verb

: to refrain from participating in
sat out every dance

Examples of sit out in a Sentence

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Disney chief financial officer Hugh Johnson said the company will be sitting out this round of industry M&A. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025 She is expected to sit out Paris Fashion Week Men’s in January in favor of a look book. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025 Beal had 17 points in the two games against the Suns and then sat out Monday night against Atlanta, already missing his fifth of the team’s first 10 games. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2025 Those sitting out this year cite business, not politics, as the reason. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sit out

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sit out was in 1659

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“Sit out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20out. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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