How to Use out in a Sentence

out

1 of 5 adverb
Definition of outnext
Synonyms for outnext
  • 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
  • That shift is alive and present in the three episodes out now.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 May 2021
  • Many of them would do the same stuff over and over again out there.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The first step, though, is to check to see what's out there.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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 will be a hunger to be out there again, en masse again.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
  • There’s still pieces to that thing that aren’t even out there.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The clouds stretch and loop, the most mutable thing out there.
    — Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021
  • It’s enough rappers to go from left to right with the artists out here.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • It’s chic enough to pair with jeans and heels on a night out, too.
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Click on the headlines to read the full stories, and stay safe out there.
    — Brian Barrett, Wired, 22 May 2021
  • There’s a lot of horny movies out there — a lot of horniness.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Like it or not, these leaks have been out there all year long.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The truth is, there’s no single species of black mold out there.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Now is the time to take a risk and start putting yourself (and your ideas) out there.
    — Meghan Ros, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2021
  • What value would such a thing have out there in the world where things are bought and sold?
    — Devin Kelly, Longreads, 23 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
  • 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
  • There was a lot of rhetoric about people who were being outed.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Publicly outing them without due process would harm them and others on the list.
    — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • But Jenna didn't have much time to process it before she was outed in the press.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • Then there's the case of Smith, the mother whose sunglasses outed her.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Some people think the company outs our habits to other users in their story.
    — Ashley Carman, The Verge, 20 July 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
  • This week, Roseanne Barr—a bona fide racist—was outed, fired and hung out to dry.
    — Felice León, The Root, 1 June 2018
  • 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
  • Charlie, nerdy and awkward and sweet, was outed last year at school and bullied for being gay.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The idea that a machine can out-Chris Williams Chris Williams one day is scary.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Nothing prepared us for the frenzy of attention that was that outing.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • One day an email falls into the wrong hands and Simon's now in danger of being outed.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 18 June 2019
  • For the other two-thirds, being outed can pose a significant safety threat in the home.
    — Misha Valencia, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Out of the three dozen prominent men who were outed in the last few years, only a couple came as complete surprises to me.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • He was supposed to play five innings but rainy weather cut that intended outing short.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
  • But again, forget worrying that the contents of your cup are somehow going to out you as a party pooper.
    — Robert Cocuzzo, Town & Country, 12 Dec. 2016
  • Others expressed worries about outing themselves by asking for the key to the single-use bathroom.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 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
  • In the days since, some of the men who participated openly have been outed by anti-racist activists.
    — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Charlie has had a rough time of it at school, where he’s been outed and is mercilessly bullied for being gay.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 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
  • 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
  • These men eel entitled and had been protected from being outed.
    — James Warren, vanityfair.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • My mom asked me not to post publicly about my ancestry test, lest my cousin get curious and want to take one, outing her parents.
    — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Mourners, terrified of being outed, planned a discreet exit out a side door.
    — Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 29 May 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
  • The call turned out to be the bomb threat, police said.
    — Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Getting out of his skin turns out to be the best thing in the world.
    — Jason Kehe, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Check out their full menu and hours at www.teakotr.com.
    — Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Leonard and George came out shooting to start the third.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Ask for the name of the contract provider and then check it out online.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Most of the players who were out are supposed to be back.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2021
  • After pulling the claws out, fat lollipops of crab clung to the joints.
    — Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
  • López gave way to Cole Sulser with one out in the fifth.
    — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 17 June 2021
  • Check out the sneak peek at this week's episode above now.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The kids should be left entirely out of this while the adults hash things out.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2022
  • The snow, the biting cold and killer wind turned out to be all too real.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Then Cheryl Berreth and her son went to the house to check it out.
    — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The readings turned out to match the frequencies of fin whale calls.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2021
  • But their plight only got worse after the fires were out.
    — Julie Cart, SFChronicle.com, 26 Dec. 2020
  • But, out of a time out, Reid hit a three, and then two free throws.
    — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Check out this menu that was on the slate for Saturday.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2021
  • These have cemented him as one of the most daring dressers out there.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • There were a lot of sweets out back though, so there was a real sugar high.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The book even comes with a punch-out cardboard gorilla mask.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Each film then turned out to be a massive box office hit.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Choose a foot to balance on and take turns calling out a color.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2021
  • On the backside, visual effects had to go back and paint all those guys out.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Those makers then yank the motor out, slap a battery in, and call it a day.
    — Tim Stevens, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Turns out there's really not that big of a market for it.
    — Veronica Toney, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Check out what our editors can't get enough of right now.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 31 Jan. 2021
  • Check us out on any of these social media platforms and take a look around!
    — Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Check out all the best deals from this massive savings event below!
    — Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2020
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out

4 of 5 adjective
  • Ukraine has been at the edge of all-out war for eight years.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The bullpen was flat-out stellar for the second game in a row.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
  • There was talk of moving the close-out elsewhere in the village.
    — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, chicagotribune.com, 14 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
  • The start of the new decade calls for an all-out celebration.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Fear of all-out war in Ukraine is always present on the front lines.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • Yamaha addressed that by adding clean-out ports at the stern.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Because of that some of the best out-of-town teams aren’t coming.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Create this far-out design with a sponge and acrylic paint.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
  • With each passing year, the fashion seems to get more out-of-the-box.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 May 2021
  • Because we, my friends, are in the midst of an all-out assault on truth.
    — Benjamin Lindsay, vanityfair.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Don’t let Austin’s small frame fool you, the kid can flat-out play.
    — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • The third is your first game as an out gay man in professional sports.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2021
  • 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
  • Carmel built a 2-0 lead in the top of the third with a two-out rally.
    — Rich Torres, Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2018
  • These hearings are just one part of an all-out attack on big tech.
    — Brian Dumaine, Fortune, 29 July 2020
  • There are pull-out waste and recycling bins and a cutting board.
    — oregonlive.com, 30 July 2019
  • Under the new plan those kinds of in-and-out maneuvers would end.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 10 Apr. 2020
  • His interest in lacrosse was sparked by an out-of-the-blue lacrosse camp.
    — Pomerado News, 4 Sep. 2019
  • But don't expect to see these far-out ideas in stores anytime soon.
    — Vince Beiser, Wired, 23 June 2020
  • Nobis is out to prove that the winter coat doesn’t have to be an outfit killer.
    — Julie Loffredi, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Williams hit a two-out single in the 12th to drive in a pair of runs.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • The green outer cap turns brown and pops off, revealing tiny white petals with pollen at the tip.
    — Mary Orlin, The Mercury News, 20 May 2017
  • Can Big Ben still go deep or throw the out pattern with some zip?
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Brace yourself for an out-of-this-world sci-fi thriller.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2021
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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
  • Aguilar came to the plate with a man at second with two outs.
    — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 July 2018
  • 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
  • All four runs in the bottom of the seventh came with two outs.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2023
  • Haase ran into an out on the bases in the sixth inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2023
  • So this time the opt-out, on a short term deal, made sense.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
  • David Fry followed with a drive to the wall in left for the third out.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • The back of her look had some provocative cut-outs, too.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2018
  • 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
  • Your best chance of getting an out is the hitter putting the ball in play.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Food and drinks are available for dine-in and take-out.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Moza came back with a strikeout of Stearns for the first out.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
  • Drizzy gives the beat maestro a quick shout-out to kick things off.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 July 2018
  • Carpenter stepped to the plate with one out and the bases loaded.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
  • There once was a reindeer who was the odd-one-out among his peers.
    — Christy Piña, Woman's Day, 23 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • What a sweet taste of home for your out-of-state siblings!
    — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Just the type of crazy, intense, cut-your-heart-out fire.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • With one out, Abreu hit his first home run of the season.
    — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The movie's out in less than a week, so go support bae at the theatre.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Jacksonville won the coin toss and had a chance to win it, but went three-and-out.
    — Mark Long, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Mervis tied it with his solo shot to right field with two outs in the second.
    — Kristie Rieken, Chron, 16 May 2023
  • Nick Ahmed ended that bid with a one-out bloop hit to left.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2021
  • With one out, Bryant poked a double down the right-field line.
    — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
  • The product is turned right-side-out and shaped on hot steel fingers.
    — Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg.com, 14 Aug. 2017

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