stay out

phrasal verb

stayed out; staying out; stays out

1

: to avoid going into a place

They kicked us out of the bar and told us to stay out.

2

: to spend time away from home

She stayed out dancing all night.

Examples of stay out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite her high-profile relationship, Seaborn is a private person who doesn't have public social media accounts and tends to stay out of the spotlight. —Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025

As of now, the Heat has to wait until mid-December to use its 15th and final roster spot to sign a player for the rest of the season while still staying out of the luxury tax. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025

Thanks to these four medication types, millions of patients with dilated, weak hearts are living much longer with a higher quality of life and staying out of the hospital. —William Cornwell, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025

So 72 hours of BravoCon and 72 hours of staying out there in Fiji humidity. —Breanna Davis, Refinery29, 19 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for stay out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout