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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The Spurs won on the road while Victor Wembanyama sat out Game 3 with a concussion. Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Juan Soto returned to the lineup this week after sitting out with a strained calf for a few weeks, but then Francisco Lindor went down with his own calf injury. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Level 1 and 2 risks are in place for this weekend, with wind and hail being the two main threats, with any storms that do fire up east of a dryline sitting out to our west. Michael Autovino, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Midfielder Telasco Segovia also will sit out due to yellow card accumulation. Michelle Kaufman april 24, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 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 28 Apr. 2026.

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