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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The next day, Dean told the lieutenant that the coyote was staying in a construction site in the 3500 block of Madera Avenue. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 Veterinarians will then conduct a flight test to look for clear signs that a bird needs to stay in the facility. — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Mensah, who prefers to stay in the pocket and look for a pass, scrambled a season-high six times, according to PFF. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026 The program stayed in place after the pandemic in many hospitals that did not have intensivists on site. — Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2026.

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