How to Use stay out of (something) in a Sentence

stay out of (something)

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  • That the United States should just stay out of Putin’s war.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Dial them all in and stay out of the way if things are working.
    Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The most important treatment is to stay out of the sun.
    Drs. Kate Oberlin, Keyvan Nouri and Lawrence Schachner, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Women and children, the ones who must stay out of war and killing, at all costs.
    TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But Joe can never seem to stay out of trouble for long.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2023
  • In contrast to their parents’ public lives, the girls stay out of the spotlight.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The notes from the studio were basically to stay out of the way of the dialogue.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Roberts is now supposed to manage as if trying to stay out of a triple play?
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
  • And to anyone jumping into the Bramble demo for the first time: For God’s sake, stay out of the pond.
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Hold boundaries and love them to death, but otherwise stay out of their way.
    Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Stay out of my bedroom, stay out of my wallet, stay out of my business.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
  • Others feel the state should stay out of the dispute entirely.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • It’s used on current holdings and often has helped the fund sell in time to stay out of trouble.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Congress should stay out of the court’s business, Mr. Graham said.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023
  • Listen to Alexis Nikole and stay out of strange gardens, folks.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Española is a high-crime area, but her clients had worked hard to stay out of trouble.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Unless your son complains to you about the arrangement, stay out of it.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Make sure to drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun, and check in with relatives and neighbors.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2024
  • For the bulk of their relationship, the pair were busy trying to stay out of the spotlight and away from paparazzi.
    Collette Reitz, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This last objective is a subtle but clear warning to Hezbollah and Iran to stay out of the fight.
    Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The fashion house is said to stay out of the business’s operations.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Advertisement The public is warned to stay out of the dirty water.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • In the days leading up to the vote, Democrats had wrestled with whether to help Mr. McCarthy survive, or at least to stay out of the effort to oust him.
    Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Arte Moreno is indicted by the feds, is forced to liquidate the Angels to stay out of prison, and as a result Shohei goes to the Dodgers.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • There are plenty of logical reasons for Butler to stay out of the race.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Individuals should also stay out of the sun from 3 to 7 p.m., and check on loved ones.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
  • Some readers strongly felt the letter writer should stay out of it.
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • To balance the needs of bikers and birds, the agency posted signs telling riders to stay out of one portion of the trails—at least from March 15 to May 15.
    Christine Peterson, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2023
  • After setting a trial date for Feb. 4, the judge urged Kiernan to stay out of trouble.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Just stay out of its way and understand that bear sightings are normal.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024

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