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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Rory McIlroy will sit out, but the field includes Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick, Bob MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland, Nicolai Højgaard, Jon Rahm, and Justin Rose. Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 However, the University of Michigan product suffered a knee injury during the Vikings' offseason program, resulting in him sitting out for his entire rookie campaign. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Bichette sits out Sunday Bo Bichette slid hard into home plate in Saturday’s sixth inning, cutting his left shin on catcher Austin Wells’ shin pad. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, McDaniel said the team is having doctors evaluate right tackle Austin Jackson, who left with a toe injury after sitting out several weeks of preseason and training camp with an injury to the same toe. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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