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sit out
verb as in abstain
Strong matches
verb as in forgo
verb as in refrain
verb as in remain
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Why the former Florida governor would be smarter to sit out 2016.
It started out with him experiencing a pain in his left leg, and he would have to sit out from sport events at his school.
Why does Don sit out in the cold at the end of the episode—alone on his balcony in his bathrobe?
It might seem shrewd for Obama to sit out the IRS scandal while he focuses on bigger fights.
If the iron is your lucky token in Monopoly, you might want to sit out from now on.
"Perhaps you will not care to retire, and would rather sit out where the air is best," she suggested.
When they reached home, George said to Ellen: "Don't you want to sit out here on the porch a little while?"
The girl had promised to sit out two consecutive dances with him, since to-morrow morning he must go back to the mountains.
Forbes intended to sit out the next dance; but he found himself abandoned as on a desert island with Mrs. Neff.
Engaged people invariably pass the evening together, and sometimes do not dance at all, but sit out in some secluded corner.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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