step out
Example Sentences
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As I step out into this next phase of life, I do sometimes find myself missing the chaos of Hanoi or the wide-open spaces of the Australian outback.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Women also step out of the workforce in greater numbers than men for child-rearing and eldercare, often right around that crucial age of 35 when men’s cumulative earnings go up and women’s go down.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
He did not step out of shape and get isolated, as he has done previously.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Despite that order, the provision to step out of the way of moving cars never made it into the use-of-force policy that applies to ICE.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
“You just caught me. I was about to step out for lunch.”
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.