stay in

verb

stayed in; staying in; stays in
: to stay inside or at home instead of going out
We went to a movie last night, but tonight we're staying in.

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Many accommodations here have private patios, adding to the feeling of staying in a gracious island home rather than a conventional hotel. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026 Players in the top 50 of the PGA Tour career money list have a one-time exemption to stay in the Championship Series if they get relegated. Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Even a slender 71 minutes is a long time to stay in such a narrow comic lane, but the laughs arrive continuously until the end and the larger conceptual framework is airtight. Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 The former is a liberal democracy, the latter a vicious dictatorship whose rulers kill their own people to stay in power. Max Boot, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stay in

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“Stay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20in. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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