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

“He’s a slider guy. I got a good pitch to hit, put a good swing on it and it found a way out of here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

What if they didn’t find a way out before the water reached the ceiling?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz