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.
• What are the pros and cons of putting all this out there?
  — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
• The first step, though, is to check to see what's out there.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2023
• That shift is alive and present in the three episodes out now.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 May 2021
• There's not a lot out there, so what is the movie about?
  — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2021
• School is out, the windows are down, and the grill is lit!
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Nov. 2021
• Many of them would do the same stuff over and over again out there.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2020
• Click on the headlines to read them, and stay safe out there.
  — Brian Barrett, Wired, 13 June 2020
• But there is one kind of cat out there that loves to swim and bathe: the tiger.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
• There’s still pieces to that thing that aren’t even out there.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022
• It’s chic enough to pair with jeans and heels on a night out, too.
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 16 Nov. 2020
• There will be a hunger to be out there again, en masse again.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
• It’s enough rappers to go from left to right with the artists out here.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
• The clouds stretch and loop, the most mutable thing out there.
  — Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021
• There’s a lot of horny movies out there — a lot of horniness.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
• Click on the headlines to read the full stories, and stay safe out there.
  — Brian Barrett, Wired, 22 May 2021
• Now is the time to take a risk and start putting yourself (and your ideas) out there.
  — Meghan Ros, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2021
• And to be able to go out there and beat this team, which is a good team, is huge.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2024
• The truth is, there’s no single species of black mold out there.
  — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2022
• No peanut butter on the counter, no chairs out there, well ...
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 11 July 2020
• And, to be fair to Marty, there are so many worse guys out there.
  — Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 30 July 2021

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out

2 of 5 verb

• He is threatening to out other players who have used steroids.
• The third plaintiff claims the emails outed him as gay.
  — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 17 May 2018
• The idea that a machine can out-Chris Williams Chris Williams one day is scary.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023
• This week, Roseanne Barr—a bona fide racist—was outed, fired and hung out to dry.
  — Felice León, The Root, 1 June 2018
• But she's been grappling with what to do and whether or not to out this person.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 29 Jan. 2020
• 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
• Then there's the case of Smith, the mother whose sunglasses outed her.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2020
• But Jenna didn't have much time to process it before she was outed in the press.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
• Peace, who was assigned male at birth, was outed in 2015.
  — Dave Cullen, vanityfair.com, 2 Aug. 2017
• There was a lot of rhetoric about people who were being outed.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 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, 28 Apr. 2018
• Publicly outing them without due process would harm them and others on the list.
  — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2019
• In 1963, while serving in the Women's Army Corps, she was outed by a roommate and discharged.
  — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
• In 1963, while serving in the Women’s Army Corps, she was outed by a roommate and discharged.
  — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
• While sitting down with the rest of the Housewives, Dorit outs the Southern belle, 52, for making out with her driver.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 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
• One day an email falls into the wrong hands and Simon's now in danger of being outed.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 18 June 2019
• The same impulse that drives the men outed in the #MeToo era drives the kind of behavior women described in their Franken accounts.
  — Laura McGann, Vox, 21 May 2018
• Some people think the company outs our habits to other users in their story.
  — Ashley Carman, The Verge, 20 July 2018
• Her neighbors outed her to the city, which reportedly fined her $4,000 in May.
  — oregonlive.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• Charlie, nerdy and awkward and sweet, was outed last year at school and bullied for being gay.
  — Laura Zornosa, Time, 4 Aug. 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
• Who among us would out Batman, knowing that the world would be left with only a beleaguered Bruce Wayne from here on out?
  — Hazlitt, 6 July 2022
• Lots of people are now wondering: Who’s next — and what should happen to the men being outed as boors or more?
  — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 20 Dec. 2017
• He could be viewed as a confidential FBI informant who was outed and in the press.
  — Fox News, 9 June 2018
• For the other two-thirds, being outed can pose a significant safety threat in the home.
  — Misha Valencia, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
• Props to Colton for coming clean with this tidbit on his own, rather than be outed by someone else later in the season.
  — Lisa Bonos, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
• Following their breakup, the ex-girlfriend filed a palimony suit and outed King in 1981.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
• In what seems to be a decision that stems from jealousy, Ramos is the one who outs Alex and Henry in the film, a very different take compared to the book’s version).
  — Sean Abrams, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• He’s recently been outed online and has confessed his love for the then-unknown Blue.
  — Tre'vell Anderson, latimes.com, 20 Mar. 2018

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out

3 of 5 preposition

• This is where the trunk spreads out on the top of the soil.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2022
• The flat-out lies and the bad science don't stop there.
  — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 11 May 2022
• Then Cheryl Berreth and her son went to the house to check it out.
  — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2020
• López gave way to Cole Sulser with one out in the fifth.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 17 June 2021
• Leonard and George came out shooting to start the third.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 13 Dec. 2022
• The call turned out to be the bomb threat, police said.
  — Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
• Check out their full menu and hours at www.teakotr.com.
  — Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2020
• Getting out of his skin turns out to be the best thing in the world.
  — Jason Kehe, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
• Turns out drinking 60 pints of beer isn’t the best idea.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2023
• But, out of a time out, Reid hit a three, and then two free throws.
  — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 20 Jan. 2021
• Ask for the name of the contract provider and then check it out online.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
• After pulling the claws out, fat lollipops of crab clung to the joints.
  — Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
• Most of the players who were out are supposed to be back.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2021
• Check out the sneak peek at this week's episode above now.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• The snow, the biting cold and killer wind turned out to be all too real.
  — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
• The kids should be left entirely out of this while the adults hash things out.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2022
• BetMGM Ohio has a huge pre-launch bonus that stands out as the biggest in the state.
  — cleveland, 31 Dec. 2022
• As the season’s last warm breeze blows down E Street, here’s one to play it out.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
• Check out this menu that was on the slate for Saturday.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2021
• One of the ideas that came out from that was, why not spend more time and spend more money [to make a film]?
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• After she’s all cleaned up and ready to go, the rapper hops in her car and heads out.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
• The readings turned out to match the frequencies of fin whale calls.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2021
• For the bend of her arms, the rustling trail of her dress, the color of that silk—like a woman bleeding out.
  — Sophie Yun Mancini, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
• When all was said and done, these came out on top as the best Valentine's Day gifts for boys.
  — Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
• But their group turned out to be more like a 10-man patrol unit.
  — Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2022
• In one snapshot, Grace adorably sticks her tongue out at the camera.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 4 Oct. 2021
• But their plight only got worse after the fires were out.
  — Julie Cart, SFChronicle.com, 26 Dec. 2020
• But this gator proved tougher than most, and Swain had to swap out the .22 for a 9mm handgun to finish the job.
  — Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• Those makers then yank the motor out, slap a battery in, and call it a day.
  — Tim Stevens, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2023
• There were a lot of sweets out back though, so there was a real sugar high.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023

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out

4 of 5 adjective

• Carmel built a 2-0 lead in the top of the third with a two-out rally.
  — Rich Torres, Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2018
• Ukraine has been at the edge of all-out war for eight years.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2022
• Williams hit a two-out single in the 12th to drive in a pair of runs.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 3 Sep. 2017
• The Cougarettes scored twice in the third as Vestal reached on a two-out single.
  — Terrence Thomas, San Antonio Express-News, 1 June 2018
• The bullpen was flat-out stellar for the second game in a row.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
• Don’t let Austin’s small frame fool you, the kid can flat-out play.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022
• Fear of all-out war in Ukraine is always present on the front lines.
  — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
• 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
• There was talk of moving the close-out elsewhere in the village.
  — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2021
• Musk is the one who’s ‘flat-out stupid’ about Trump on Twitter.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
• With each passing year, the fashion seems to get more out-of-the-box.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 May 2021
• The start of the new decade calls for an all-out celebration.
  — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 20 Dec. 2019
• Because of that some of the best out-of-town teams aren’t coming.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
• There were a lot of all-out blitzes, coach Kliff Kingsbury said.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
• Because we, my friends, are in the midst of an all-out assault on truth.
  — Benjamin Lindsay, vanityfair.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• 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
• Can Big Ben still go deep or throw the out pattern with some zip?
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2020
• Be sure to check out the many Southern makers on our list for an out-of-the-box gift.
  — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
• The mourners try and fail to put a life into words: an out-of-tune blues.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• Why, then, the all-out effort to falsely place the blame on wind power?
  — Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2021
• Yamaha addressed that by adding clean-out ports at the stern.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018
• As fans jeered the do-over, the Lions lined up in an all-out blitz with eight men on the line of scrimmage.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2022
• Mount Everest’s southeast base camp is one of the most out-of-the-way places on the planet.
  — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2022
• It was checked out by the techs, and deemed ready to go for our third and final full-out session.
  — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2017
• Create this far-out design with a sponge and acrylic paint.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
• His interest in lacrosse was sparked by an out-of-the-blue lacrosse camp.
  — Pomerado News, 4 Sep. 2019
• Brace yourself for an out-of-this-world sci-fi thriller.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2021
• All races are flat on an out-and-back Greenbelt (paved path) course.
  — Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, 30 June 2018
• Under the new plan those kinds of in-and-out maneuvers would end.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 10 Apr. 2020

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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.
• But to pin all the blame on the stand-out villains is too easy.
  — Julian Baggini, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
• The teams combined for eight three-and-outs in the first half.
  — Ethan Bauer, miamiherald, 14 Oct. 2017
• The Commodores scored three runs with two outs in the third.
  — chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
• So this time the opt-out, on a short term deal, made sense.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
• The Colts forced a three-and-out on the first series of the second half.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2022
• David Fry followed with a drive to the wall in left for the third out.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
• The white-out, the noise in the arena before the game even began.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023
• Moza came back with a strikeout of Stearns for the first out.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 4 June 2023
• Just the type of crazy, intense, cut-your-heart-out fire.
  — Conor Orr, SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• With one out, Andrés Giménez tripled to the gap to score Ramírez.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2023
• The back of her look had some provocative cut-outs, too.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2018
• Aguilar came to the plate with a man at second with two outs.
  — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 July 2018
• Food and drinks are available for dine-in and take-out.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
• Scaglione struggled to find work, and his flame-out in the show didn’t help.
  — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• Lorenzo Cain had a one-out single to right in the third.
  — Steve Megargee, ajc, 9 Oct. 2021
• This is what makes Erik Spoelstra and the Heat such a tough out.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• All four runs in the bottom of the seventh came with two outs.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2023
• With one out, Abreu hit his first home run of the season.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2022
• Auburn rallied with two outs in the fourth to claim the lead with three runs in the inning.
  — Tom Green, AL.com, 23 May 2017
• Haase ran into an out on the bases in the sixth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2023
• There once was a reindeer who was the odd-one-out among his peers.
  — Christy Piña, Woman's Day, 23 Dec. 2020
• With one out, Bryant poked a double down the right-field line.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
• The Browns went three-and-out to start the third quarter on a three-play, 8-yard drive.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2022
• Jacksonville won the coin toss and had a chance to win it, but went three-and-out.
  — Mark Long, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022
• The pair of outs began a run of 11 straight Rangers retired for Bradish.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2023
• Your best chance of getting an out is the hitter putting the ball in play.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020
• Drizzy gives the beat maestro a quick shout-out to kick things off.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 July 2018

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