How to Use exit in a Sentence

exit

1 of 2 noun
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  • Use the emergency exit in case of fire.
  • There are 12 exits in the building.
  • The eclipse will enter the U.S. in Texas and exit in Maine.
    — Simmone Shah, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
  • At the top of the exit ramp, McCauley ran a red light and struck a Honda Civic.
    — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Tap the back arrow in the upper left-hand corner of the screen to exit.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • With Tiafoe’s exit, none of the 16 men from the United States who were in the bracket at the start of the tournament are still in the field.
    — Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2023
  • The officer then took an exit and tried to catch up to the patrol car.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Dickey was removed from the last exit of the cave at 12:37 a.m. local time.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • As people began to move to the exits, Beer and her friend went to their car, which was close by in the VIP parking area.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The new Hoover interchange will be about one mile from the current exit 10.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Fun fact: The exit cycles of movies can be 2x shorter than those of tech startups.
    — Ali Aksu, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2023
  • On a visit to the team’s training base in Chula Vista, she was struck by a 5-by-7-inch picture taped next to the exit.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • The Pac-12 schools now had no exit fee and an attractive fallback plan in case the 10 couldn’t come to an agreement.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • On top of all the chaos and dysfunction, more and more members of Congress are heading for the exits.
    — Mark Murray, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • These are the woods of divorce: the light at the exit is always moving, the darkness just gets deeper and deeper.
    — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Overall, the sudden rush for the exits meant that Jamaica has lost about 10 percent of its teachers in just the last two years.
    — Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Her family searched the area and found Baker's body in a wooded area near an exit ramp on I-95.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • His response to deGrom’s early exit in April was to throw a complete game the next day against the Yankees.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
  • The route preferred would be 4.6 miles long and have no entrance or exit ramps between the beginning and end.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2023
  • Two 6- or 7-years-old girls followed by two older, taller boys came out the east exit and approached.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The passenger slowly crawls on his knees through the crushed vehicle and exits through the back window.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The exit door plug landed in the southwest Portland backyard of high school physics teacher Bob Sauer.
    — Terry Spencer, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The decision followed star Emilio Estevez's exit from the show.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 13 June 2023
  • The company will wind down the business in phases with a full exit by the end of December 2024, a spokesperson said.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • Britain’s exit from the European Union has been among the country’s most pivotal events in recent times.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Riley Greene received a fifth-pitch sinker at the top of the strike zone, and his swing produced a 112.6 mph exit velocity.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2023
  • All eastbound lanes will be closed at the exit from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. except for Friday and Saturday nights.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Hanging over the exit process for Western firms is the threat of intimidation and force.
    — Paul Sonne, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • McMahon has been a seller of TKO stock before, even before his exit from the company.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The exchange prompted district police officers to move toward the two men, and Marshall began to head toward the exit with the officers following him.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
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exit

2 of 2 verb
  • Save your work and then exit the program.
  • The team exited the tournament early.
  • Gabriela Hearst will exit Chloé after three years at the helm of the brand.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 June 2023
  • The United States exited the World Cup in the round of 16.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The video then shows the woman exit her home and approach.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 June 2023
  • By light rail: Take the rail and exit Parkwood Street Station, then turn right.
    — Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The two males and a female exited the store and got into an SUV in the parking lot.
    — Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The 34-year-old striker had exited in the 99th minutes.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The victim exited the freeway at Snow Road, and the man followed her.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • By exiting with one out in the fifth, Gibson failed to complete that frame for the first time since his final start of June.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After a quick dip, the bear exited the water, rambled over a wall and climbed up a tree near the rear of the house, police said.
    — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
  • Mason Steinberg, who was hired in the role last year, is exiting.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Because who doesn’t want to exit the year on a shimmering note?
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Eliminations picked up in the fourth round of the day, with three more spellers exiting stage left.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • The Americans, once miles ahead of the rest of the world, lost by a millimeter, exiting short of the semifinals for the first time ever.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Suarez exited the game in the 90th minute to a standing ovation and was replaced by Leo Campana.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Cruz proposed that schools use one door as an entrance for all students and staff to enter and exit through.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 24 May 2023
  • Below, the water exits through a large tube, emerging from the bottom of the dam and into the river more than 50 feet beneath us.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • This meant many private equity firms weren’t able to exit their deals.
    — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The department added that the semi-truck driver was able to exit the truck prior to the collision.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 June 2023
  • Enter and exit through the zippered door opening, which is reinforced to go the distance.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • Step 6: Check the Exterior Vent Go outside to where the dryer vent exits your home, and check to see if there's any blockage.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
  • The servers exited their cars and took positions on opposite sides of the driveway.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • When officers approached the facility, the man exited the building from the side door with the gun in his hand.
    — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Clips showed that after the pair exited the car, Majors ran down the block with Jabbari chasing after him.
    — Wesley Parnell, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The pop star later exited the venue with the New Heights podcaster at her side, the pair matching in red shirts (and Swift wearing a No. 87 friendship bracelet).
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Confidence: Low-Medium Sunday should stay cloudy as the storm system is slow to exit.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Surveillance video showed the boy exiting the store and walking toward the Erie Basin Pier just before 9 p.m., when the store closed, police said.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Kids can easily enter and exit through the flap door in the front, and there is a mesh window for ventilation and an outside view.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Two suspects had pulled their vehicle up to the group on the sidewalk, exited and opened fire, according to police.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2024

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