How to Use out in a Sentence

out

1 of 5 adverb

• She poured the tea out.
• He looked out at the snow.
• The girl stuck her tongue out.
• He went out to the garden.
• He waited out in the hall.
• I heard a noise in the bushes and out jumped a cat!
• A car pulled up and two men got out.
• He grabbed his coat and out he went.
• I cleaned my car inside and out.
• His shirttail was hanging out.
• Let’s get that right out and clear.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• Who else knows their way out here?
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• That's when the crabs are out there.
  — Da Lin, CBS News, 3 May 2026
• There’s a lot of them out there.
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 May 2026
• Oldies are out; light rock is in.
  — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
• You guys keep putting that crap out there.
  — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
• The flags stood straight out in the stiff wind.
  — Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
• Just to get them out and see what's out here.
  — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 June 2026
• But each would have been out last year, too).
  — Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
• But if there is a wild pack of them out there still.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
• That shift is alive and present in the three episodes out now.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 May 2021
• There’s still pieces to that thing that aren’t even out there.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022
• The two then try to swim their way out as the video ends.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
• There will be a hunger to be out there again, en masse again.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
• Like it or not, these leaks have been out there all year long.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Oct. 2021
• How did the ball find him, or him the ball, eight yards out?
  — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
• That was some hard racing out there.
  — John Sturbin, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
• There was word coming back out.
  — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
• My swing path is out instead of through.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
• Many of them would do the same stuff over and over again out there.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2020

out

2 of 5 verb

• He is threatening to out other players who have used steroids.
• But she's been grappling with what to do and whether or not to out this person.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 29 Jan. 2020
• There was a lot of rhetoric about people who were being outed.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
• And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake?
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
• There is a long list of the ones who have done wrong and been outed for it, and there are many more who should be scared.
  — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2018
• This week, Roseanne Barr—a bona fide racist—was outed, fired and hung out to dry.
  — Felice León, The Root, 1 June 2018
• Publicly outing them without due process would harm them and others on the list.
  — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2019
• But Jenna didn't have much time to process it before she was outed in the press.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
• People cursing him and trying to out him on social media are worse than the fan.
  — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2021
• Some people think the company outs our habits to other users in their story.
  — Ashley Carman, The Verge, 20 July 2018
• And with each outing post-album drop, the British singer has amped up her revenge dress wardrobe.
  — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
• First, the blog posts were very focused on outing people who weren’t publicly gay at the time or not gay at all.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 28 Apr. 2018
• First, the blog posts were very focused on outing people who weren’t publicly gay at the time or not gay at all.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
• Last year, the singer-songwriter was outed by an ex on social media.
  — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
• Can an out-of-area player attend a sport-specific meeting at a school?
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026
• Charlie, nerdy and awkward and sweet, was outed last year at school and bullied for being gay.
  — Laura Zornosa, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
• Then there's the case of Smith, the mother whose sunglasses outed her.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2020
• The idea that a machine can out-Chris Williams Chris Williams one day is scary.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023
• But just one pitch later, Judge inside-outed a 93-mph sinker over the fence.
  — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 24 May 2026
• As one fan shared plans for a group birthday outing to the movie next month, Riley urged them to go sooner.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 May 2026
• One day an email falls into the wrong hands and Simon's now in danger of being outed.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 18 June 2019
• Until the day a fellow former boxer outed her.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
• After all, this implied that someone knew Stevens’ real name and was close to outing him.
  — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
• Nothing prepared us for the frenzy of attention that was that outing.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
• The risk that he would be hurt by being listed under a female name was outweighed by the risk of outing him against his will.
  — New York Times, 26 June 2018
• Among those truths was one of Brooks' sisters outing her for using Ozempic.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• State attorneys have also argued that outing a student to parents could put them at risk of abuse.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
• Fermin went down after a nightmare outing on Monday night.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
• The star linebacker then made a spectacle of his final preseason outing with the team.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• For the other two-thirds, being outed can pose a significant safety threat in the home.
  — Misha Valencia, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023

out

3 of 5 preposition

• Don’t leave pet food out overnight.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
• A lot of those guys are aged out.
  — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• And don't leave them out in the sun.
  — Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
• Buzz, too, has wings that pop out.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
• Is there no easy place to throw it out?
  — Clio Chang, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2026
• But when in doubt, throw moldy cheese out.
  — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025
• If any clams don’t open, throw them out!
  — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
• Drag your golf friends out for a bonus golf day.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
• Now men want to take me out and show me off.
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
• And my mom used to say, your sins will find you out.
  — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
• Bums, and two types of frontage (in-y, out-y).
  — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
• Seth Wayne found that out the hard way.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
• Your best bet is to throw them out and start over each fall.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
• Keep an eye out for changes in any liqueurs with a creamy base.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
• Sad to have any of you voted out.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
• But nobody wants to take those trees out.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
• If people come in late, call them out.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
• Bring to a simmer and stir out the lumps.
  — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
• His credit cards were maxed out.
  — Andrés Soto, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
• Enjoy your week and see you out on the road.
  — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
• Many brands still haven’t figured it out.
  — Andrea Bossi, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
• The pledges had to fight him, almost choke him out.
  — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
• The Rays jumped out 3-0 in the first.
  — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
• Step out of your comfort zone and agree to go out with him.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
• Getting out of his skin turns out to be the best thing in the world.
  — Jason Kehe, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
• Cut up to half the sedge's height in early spring to thin it out.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
• Rice was later pushed out by Chapek.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
• Punk has called Uso out on his newfound edge.
  — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
• Maybe Sid wants to take a spin on the blue line to help things out?
  — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Cowher called the team out on CBS.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025

out

4 of 5 adjective

• His curveball was again an out pitch.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
• But what about a quick stop for a healthy snack, sans check-out line?
  — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2018
• Oh, but maybe this saves you three seconds in the check-out line.
  — Teresa Dixon Murray, cleveland.com, 24 Dec. 2017
• Herbert then found Allen on an out route.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
• Don’t let Austin’s small frame fool you, the kid can flat-out play.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022
• Can throw the deep ball, can throw the out-route, the comeback, the digs.
  — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
• Not in the terms of making an out and out horror film.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
• So this is an out-of-cycle dismissal.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
• The bullpen was flat-out stellar for the second game in a row.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
• Yamaha addressed that by adding clean-out ports at the stern.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018
• What makes an effective out-of-home ad right now?
  — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• These hearings are just one part of an all-out attack on big tech.
  — Brian Dumaine, Fortune, 29 July 2020
• But don't expect to see these far-out ideas in stores anytime soon.
  — Vince Beiser, Wired, 23 June 2020
• Fear of all-out war in Ukraine is always present on the front lines.
  — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
• Because of that some of the best out-of-town teams aren’t coming.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
• This isn't the festival's first out-of-the-box idea.
  — Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• The worst outcome is this sets off a tit-for-tat that ends in an all-out ground war.
  — Rosalind Mathieson, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
• All races are flat on an out-and-back Greenbelt (paved path) course.
  — Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, 30 June 2018
• With each passing year, the fashion seems to get more out-of-the-box.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 May 2021
• His interest in lacrosse was sparked by an out-of-the-blue lacrosse camp.
  — Pomerado News, 4 Sep. 2019
• Carmel built a 2-0 lead in the top of the third with a two-out rally.
  — Rich Torres, Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2018
• Williams hit a two-out single in the 12th to drive in a pair of runs.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 3 Sep. 2017
• The out-of-control Tahoe ended up on its side.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
• The third is your first game as an out gay man in professional sports.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2021
• The start of the new decade calls for an all-out celebration.
  — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 20 Dec. 2019
• The Dodgers challenged the out call at first, but it was upheld.
  — CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
• Can Big Ben still go deep or throw the out pattern with some zip?
  — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2020
• Taillight out - speed 90 mph in a 30-mph zone.
  — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
• There were a lot of all-out blitzes, coach Kliff Kingsbury said.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
• There was talk of moving the close-out elsewhere in the village.
  — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2021

out

5 of 5 noun

• With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit a home run to win the game.
• He changed the wording of the contract to give himself an out.
• The play resulted in an out.
• Catch a foul ball, record an out.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
• Pop-ups are outs in the big leagues.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
• That first episode is a clever fake-out.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
• Blake Treinen got the next two outs.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• Lawrence was charged with three runs and failed to get an out.
  — CBS News, 9 May 2026
• Harper held on to record the out.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
• Ewing came up to bat with two outs.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
• Sasaki failed to get an out in the first.
  — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
• Not with all those outs in the lineup.
  — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
• So at least the Guardians got an out on this one.
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• Cleveland put it in play twice for easy outs.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 May 2026
• That brings me back to closet clean-outs.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
• The defense then forced a three-and-out.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
• Through three games, Cruz has yet to record an out.
  — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
• As the outs piled up, the boos got louder.
  — Will Sammon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
• The bases were loaded and there were two outs.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
• Chicago went three-and-out on its next drive.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
• Reynolds hit a solo homer with two outs in the ninth.
  — Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
• Princeton, though, won’t be an easy out.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• Back-to-back one-out hits score Lamar's fourth run.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
• Once again, the damage came with two outs on the board.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
• Aguilar came to the plate with a man at second with two outs.
  — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 July 2018
• Martinez calls this a get-out-of-jail-free card.
  — Tori Apodaca, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
• Denver opened the game with three straight three-and-outs.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
• Fortes grabbed it and threw to first for the out as Ruiz scored.
  — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
• Lunch meats are one of those things that often evade clean-outs.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
• The teams combined for eight three-and-outs in the first half.
  — Ethan Bauer, miamiherald, 14 Oct. 2017