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

Recent Examples on the Web

The pursuit of new signings also continued as Liverpool discussed a deal for the top target, Bradley Barcola, who sat out of Paris Saint-Germain’s Trophee des Champions defeat to Lens. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Two flag football standouts, Ayden Klaiber (transfer from Florida) and Ava Irwin (JSerra) have to sit out the first half of Sierra Canyon's season. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

That's kind of the one that's sitting out there as the maybe. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Suarez, who scored seven goals in the previous four MLS games, sat out the three Leagues Cup games while serving a suspension. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sit out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout