write out

verb

wrote out; written out; writing out; writes out

transitive verb

: to write especially in a full and complete form

Examples of write out in a Sentence

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The staff had Curran write out a statement and later asked for Piro’s credit card to book a flight out of Cozumel. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026 There’s plenty of good scripts written out there. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026 Side-characters like Murray should have been written out before becoming caricatures. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Try taking just 10 or 15 minutes at the same time each day to write out what's bothering you. Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for write out

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of write out was in the 15th century

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“Write out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20out. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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