How to Use map out in a Sentence

map out

phrasal verb
Definition of map outnext
  • The full breakdowns by county are mapped out in the story.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • At 11, Pearson mapped out his future for the first time.
    — Hali Tauxe, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Start by mapping out what a path to quitting looks like.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Start by mapping out what a path to quitting looks like.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Start by mapping out what a path to quitting looks like.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 11 May 2024
  • The 2023 report also maps out roadkill hot spots across the state.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • At the time of Littman’s death, most of the album had been mapped out and at least four songs were near completion.
    — Quinn Moreland, New York Times, 3 July 2023
  • When creating your lists, break down your weeks and map out your process.
    — Britney Porter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The child begins to learn and plan, to map out the contours of reality.
    — Linda Kinstler, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
  • The next season and a half of productions are already mapped out.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The plan was brilliant: Flyer set up rental shops at train stations, while Hasler mapped out the most thrilling point-to-points.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The fleet of rovers has captured images of the Martian surface and mapped out its features.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
  • All the while chain curtains evoke the surveyor tools Banneker would have used to map out the city.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Like Alamo Drafthouse, he’s mapped out five screens across three stories.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
  • Each of them must attend an Aug. 10 scheduling hearing for attorneys and the judge to map out the next steps in the case.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
  • The organization has a 10-point plan that maps out what countries should do to make amends for the horrors of the past.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Thompson is busy mapping out plans for a future on stage but worries about the years ahead.
    — Margaret Fleming, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The department mapped out where the street takeovers are likely to take place and installed rubber speed bumps.
    — Martin Kaste, NPR, 26 June 2024
  • The table scans my body for 1.1 million 3D data points to map out my treatment.
    — Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Be sure to map out a game plan of your site and sun conditions before adding any bulbs to your shopping cart.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Swift even mapped out a love triangle across three songs on Folklore.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2023
  • Your provider will be able to map out a plan to lessen the side effects of the missing doses and come up with alternatives.
    — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 June 2024
  • By the time the quartet touched down in England, the fundamentals for the McLaren F1 were completely mapped out.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
  • The blueprint for success in Saturday night’s game was mapped out in that Feb. 3 win at Santa Clara.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • We were required to drive out there all summer, Monday through Friday, to work on mapping out the first half of the season.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • American Airlines pilots tried the maps out with 70 test flights over six months.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Through his fits, Soto maps out a world of possibilities that can be found in just a few pieces.
    — Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • This is not a place where workers trade notes on 401(k) plans or map out home landscaping options.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • There are eye-catching shades of turquoise and white throughout, thanks to British artist David Tremlett, who mapped out the graphic design of the floor and ceiling.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
  • The next step in gaining a greater understanding of the potential risk factors that impact your supply chain is to map out all nodes from your tier-1 suppliers and beyond.
    — Chakri Gottemukkala, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

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