sit out

verb

sat out; sitting out; sits out

transitive verb

: to refrain from participating in
sat out every dance

Examples of sit out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Vanderbilt, though, suffered a major foot injury and sat out the rest of the season. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024 Three sat out, while Matt Polster and Mark-Anthony Kaye pushed through and played. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024 Young played 16 games, too, but sat out one because of an ankle injury and really only showed this sort of proliferation in flashes, like in his display against the Green Bay Packers on Christmas Eve. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024 Tillman followed orders and sat out the rest of a 66-14 win en route to an eventual CCS title. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024 Morgan sat out the closing minutes with an ankle injury. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024 Leonard sat out the final eight regular-season games because of inflammation in his right knee, an injury that could affect his participation in the playoffs. Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024 The violations ranged from a meat slicer that was not cleaned for five or six hours to large cuts of pastrami that were sitting out in the open and needed reheating. Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024 After transferring from Carlsbad and sitting out the first 12 games, Huhn allowed only four hits and struck out nine. Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sit out was in 1659

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“Sit out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20out. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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