way-out

Example Sentences

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He gave in and was assigned to an army medical unit for a year -- where he met contract soldiers trying to find a way out.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The regime that had ruled Iran since the Shah was overthrown in 1979 was on the way out.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet even Amik needed 30 years to chew his way out of the billion dollars in red ink that the Montreal Olympics cost.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Or, to put it another way, out of a random group of 1,000 Americans, the richest single person owns about six times as much as the poorest 500 put together.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He left a message on Mr. Mosley’s answering machine—“Hey, Mr. Mosley, I won’t be home for lunch again today, but I’ll come around later, okay?”—on his way out the door.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly