stay out

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

For her own sanity, McRae prefers to float above the noise, staying out of the discourse and letting the work speak for itself. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

The senator had stayed out of their monthslong custody dispute until now. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

She was ordered to stay out of Barrow County as a condition of her probation prior to the shooting. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

The Nasdaq surged Thursday and Friday, though not enough to stay out of the red for the month. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for stay out

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