sit out

verb

sat out; sitting out; sits out

transitive verb

: to refrain from participating in
sat out every dance

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As an additional cost-cutting measure, most (if not all) cast members will sit out a couple of those 21 episodes. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 June 2025 Meanwhile, Martens will inaugurate his tenure at Margiela with an Artisanal collection due to be unveiled on July 9 at 7.30 p.m. After presenting his first couture collection for Valentino in January, Alessandro Michele is sitting out this season. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 2 June 2025 The studio has sat out the convention before, however, most recently in 2023 (due to the guild strikes) and 2021 and 2020 (due to the pandemic), as well as in 2018, 2015 and 2011, largely due to a lack of footage and/or news to share due to production schedules. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 30 May 2025 Unlike flowers that may send your recipient running for a vase or a bottle of wine that requires chilling, a puzzle can sit out on a picnic table all afternoon, no harm, no foul. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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