out to

idiom

: to be determined to
He was out to get revenge.

Examples of out to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite its modern framing device as a purely fictional fairytale, The Princess Bride is a sincere fantasy adventure, complete with a heroic farmhand (Cary Elwes) out to save a beautiful princess (Robin Wright) from a royal drip (Chris Sarandon). Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024 The appearance followed an allegation a day earlier from a female executive producer on a TV series produced by the Weinstein Co. Producer Amanda Segel told Variety that Bob Weinstein repeatedly made unwanted romantic overtures toward her, including asking her out to dinner. Chris Francescani, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024 In the bottom of the sixth, Rojas led off with a walk and Breanna Rodriguez singled with one out to put runners at first and second for the Panthers. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024 Snyder led her to near the front door entrance where Deputy Steven Ledesma then pulled her out to safety. Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2024 Where to celebrate Mother’s Day Still want to take your mom out to brunch at a local restaurant? Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024 Also, a shout out to Sergei Bobrovsky, who once again has made a slew of key saves to keep Florida in the game. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024 Tens of millions of people have already tried Meta AI, Zuckerberg said, and the company is planning to roll it out to more users in the coming months. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024 Wanting a fun place to eat delicious food and jam out to live music, John and Jeanie Wicker opened Comet Grill. Jennings Cool, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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