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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But, worst of all, the hand that wrote out these neat sentences was soaked in the blood of Black people. Literary Hub, 29 July 2025 The facts are then written out by hand and placed on any space available on the pages around Skove’s cartoons, which regularly appear in Oddball Magazine. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025 The future commander in chief wrote out a family tree with five generations of Washingtons on one side of the paper. Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025 The actress left Angel after being written out during that season, only to be killed in a one-off guest spot for the show's 100th episode. Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for write out

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Aug. 2025.

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