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View synonyms for stay out

stay out

verb

  1. intr to remain away from home

    the cat stayed out all night

  2. tr to remain beyond the end of

    to stay out a welcome

  3. tr to remain throughout

    to stay the night out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Critics accused Foster of giving Duke a payoff to stay out of the race; that was never proven.

I try to stay out of trades and all of this stuff, just as an actor to not get your head messed up.

But Sam more or less managed to stay out of the limelight until he was connected to the star of Sydney White.

He just might (I know, parents are supposed to stay out of these things) become my son-in-law one day.

I just try to tell the story and stay out of the way as best as I can.

Now that Lawrence was out of the army, he was in hopes that he would stay out, and he showed his disappointment in his face.

I'd much rather stay out here than go into the house where it is cool.

If it wasn't for civility to Mr. Jackson, I'd liefer stay out here these fine summer evenings, myself.

But no one turned the handle, and I continued my writing with a vexed "Well, stay out, then!"

That detail we can arrange through her: but naturally I must stay out of sight.

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