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 Kings chose to hold Emanuel Sharp, Adam Flagler and Jonathan Mogbo out of Monday’s game, but Acuff, Clifford and Cardwell returned to the lineup after sitting out Sunday’s win over Golden State. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Teams generally have their top draft picks sit out the final game. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Meanwhile, Nvidia — once the leader of the AI chip trade — is largely sitting out the comeback Monday following an industry research report about delays involving the company’s next-generation Kyber rack-scale server system. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Balogun was initially going to have to sit out the match after getting a red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina last round, but the suspension has been… suspended. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 5 July 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