sit out
Example Sentences
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Southwest isn’t the only carrier that decided it can no longer afford to sit out the building boom: JetBlue Airways opened up two new lounges in the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He was recovering from a shoulder injury suffered at the tail end of the 2025 season and had to sit out of team and contact drills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The 2021 US Open champion will now sit out this year's event at Flushing Meadows, which begins on 23 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“We can’t just sit out in perpetuity, and I won’t,” he said in 2024.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
When it was cool enough, we’d sit out there after dinner, but usually Grampa liked sitting in the living room in his big wing-back chair napping or reading the paper.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
