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

As chief of staff, Wiles continued to be an inconspicuous, albeit powerful, figure in the White House -- continuing to stay out of the spotlight and speaking infrequently to the media. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Hollywood largely stayed out of the fight despite what appears to be an increasingly urgent situation emerging in which workers across the industry are failing to qualify for union health insurance plans. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Michelle White, another Plantation Acres resident, urged drivers to stay out of the water. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

That put a lot of pressure on Edmonds and Punch to play rim protector, carry the load offensively and avoid staying out of foul trouble. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for stay out

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