sit out

verb

sat out; sitting out; sits out

transitive verb

: to refrain from participating in
sat out every dance

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Maybe if Miami had added a quarterback better than Mike White and Skylar Thompson in the 2024 offseason, let’s say veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, Tagovailoa’s threats to sit out training camp, and the exhibition season wouldn’t have been so scary to McDaniel. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 Sony, Netflix and Paramount — which sat out the earlier fights — have joined in the protests. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 The only season 1 OGs to surface in season 3 are Gabriel Basso's Peter Sutherland and Fola Evans-Akingbola's Chelsea Arrington — and Evans-Akingbola sat out season 2 entirely. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026 Phillips sat out the 2019 season after transferring from UCLA, and Rousseau sat out the 2020 COVID season upon solidifying his draft status in 2019. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2026.

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