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 If that means letting your car sit out in the rain for free car washes, then do that! Logan Carter, Quartz, 12 May 2024 There’s a possibility that Williams could sit out the 2024 season because of the severity of his knee injury sustained in the Monday night game against Tennessee last December. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024 For people who sat out 2023 hoping for a better market this year, purchasing a home this spring will be more like deja vu instead, with expensive homes and high mortgage rates similar to last year. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024 Treinen, who sat out most of the 2022 and 2023 seasons because of shoulder injuries, completed a five-game minor league rehabilitation stint with scoreless innings for triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024 At the immunity challenge, Probst offered a jar of rice to any player who wanted to sit out of the challenge. Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 Vanderbilt, though, suffered a major foot injury and sat out the rest of the season. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024 Three sat out, while Matt Polster and Mark-Anthony Kaye pushed through and played. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024 Young played 16 games, too, but sat out one because of an ankle injury and really only showed this sort of proliferation in flashes, like in his display against the Green Bay Packers on Christmas Eve. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024

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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 16 May. 2024.

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