stay out

phrasal verb

stayed out; staying out; stays out

: to avoid going into a place

They kicked us out of the bar and told us to stay out.

: to spend time away from home

She stayed out dancing all night.

Examples of stay out in a Sentence

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But Coinbase has stayed out of the presidential contest and focused its finances exclusively on congressional races, as the company looks to help assemble a group of lawmakers with favorable views of the industry. —

Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 The two leaders pitted for fresh intermediate tires while those behind chose to stay out. —

Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 The incident prompted officials to close the beach park and warn beachgoers to stay out of the water in the area until further notice. —

Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024 Though Bannon sought to stay out of prison during his appeal, the Supreme Court declined his request days before his report date. —

Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stay out