skip out
Example Sentences
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It’s probably not a good idea to skip out on the first day of community service, even if I have a possibly broken hand.
From Literature
I’ve seen it in the bold bets self-proclaimed degen traders are making and in the Silicon Valley founders who skip out on sleep and a social life.
“It is not only self-defeating to let other countries write the global rules of the road for the inevitable transition to clean energy, but also to skip out on trillions of dollars in investment, jobs, lower energy costs and new markets for American clean technologies.”
From Los Angeles Times
Naturally, a lot of those people skip out altogether to catch their flights.
From Slate
If coaches can skip out after a season with no retribution, why can’t the players?
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
