sit out

verb

sat out; sitting out; sits out

transitive verb

: to refrain from participating in

sat out every dance

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Polling expert Frank Luntz has said Americans who are truly undecided by at this late stage probably won’t vote for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, and may even sit out the election. —

Byjason Ma, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, previously unveiled a plan to give Black men more opportunities amid concerns that some may sit out the election or back Trump. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 After starring in 28 Days Later (2002) and sitting out the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, Cillian Murphy reprises his role in 28 Years Later as Jim, a former bicycle courier who previously woke from a coma to find the ‘Rage Virus’ has decimated London. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024 Your voice matters, and this election’s too important to sit out. —

Jen Juneau, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sit out