stay out
Britishverb
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(intr) to remain away from home
the cat stayed out all night
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(tr) to remain beyond the end of
to stay out a welcome
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(tr) to remain throughout
to stay the night out
Example Sentences
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In our survey, 65% were in favour of joining the European Union with 25% preferring to stay out.
From BBC
“I already know: you’re going to say we all stay out of the AoE”—that was area of effect, aka damage zones—“and nobody dies.”
From Literature
“Just stay out of my way,” I said, getting awkwardly to my feet, careful not to put too much pressure on my throbbing calf.
From Literature
"I think the government has done what you'd expect it to do which was to stay out of these initial attacks on Iran… but you can't avoid being drawn in if you're a country like the UK," he said.
From BBC
For any part of it to happen, the club first needs to stay out of its own way.
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