stay in

phrasal verb

stayed in; staying in; stays in
: to stay inside or at home instead of going out
We went to a movie last night, but tonight we're staying in.

Examples of stay in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So Ross stayed in the race, polling a respectable 4,946 votes. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024 But Tribune is staying in the newspaper printing business, trading the Freedom Center for the 21-year-old Daily Herald plant on 21 acres by the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for stay in 

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“Stay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20in. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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