copping out
Example Sentences
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Perhaps she considers it a dramatic cheat, as though the writer were copping out of the hard work of dramatization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
"Clearly, they are copping out on this one."
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2022
I always feel like I’m copping out when I say “marriage counseling!” but I do think it’s your best chance for feeling accepted and understood and seen, regardless of outcome, in this scenario.
From Slate ● May 31, 2019
“Without copping out, I think it’s fair to say that it would not be appropriate for me to comment” on the choice of Mr. Bannon.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2016
I was always drawing pictures and getting special treatment at school — showing off, copping out of other things.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max
