sit out

verb

sat out; sitting out; sits out

transitive verb

: to refrain from participating in
sat out every dance

Examples of sit out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sony sat out CinemaCon in April this year, but was the first major studio to present at CineEurope in Barcelona today, culminating in a screening of Apple Original Films’ Scarlett Johansson/Channing Tatum-starrer Fly Me to the Moon which Sony is releasing theatrically. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 June 2024 Fast forward to this offseason where Aaron Brewer, the free agent Miami signed to replace Williams, sat out most of Miami’s on-field work rehabbing an undisclosed injury before participating in the final two days of Miami’s minicamp. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024 So far, some prominent Silicon Valley Republicans appear to be sitting out, including Tesla founder Elon Musk, Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel and Oracle founder Larry Ellison. Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 Girma sat out Wednesday’s 3-0 victory over South Korea in St. Paul, Minn., while Morgan logged 62 minutes and Shaw went the full 90. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sit out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sit out was in 1659

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“Sit out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20out. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.

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