sit out
Example Sentences
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Such has been Guimaraes's durability, the Brazilian did not miss a single league game last season, and he only sat out two top-flight fixtures in the campaign before that.
From BBC
It took a third of the season to establish a consistent connection with Stafford, but Adams led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches despite sitting out three games because of a hamstring injury.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, Intel has largely sat out the AI revolution, failing to develop chips that are suited to advanced computing.
They helped to propel its leaders to power in 1979, and largely sat out the mass protests that swept Iran in past years.
Brignone and former Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia, 33, will sit out Saturday's giant slalom and Sunday's slalom in the Czech Republic.
From Barron's
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