How to Use out-of-town in a Sentence

out-of-town

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of out-of-townnext
  • The hosts of the party had out-of-town guests who brought their dog with them.
    — Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The roomy space could also be used to house out-of-town guests.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Specialty crooks went straight to the caboose of out-of-town trains.
    — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • One challenge is that out-of-town police may not know about St. Ben’s.
    — John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
  • But this one would be good for one thing — pleasing the tens of thousands of out-of-town fans who come to their home games.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
  • In the bottom of the second, the DH launched a two-run homer 393 feet to right field off Kyle Gibson that just cleared the out-of-town scoreboard.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The show was set to have its first out-of-town run in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 2020, before the pandemic squashed that.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Once Laval comes to, firmly chained to the wall in a grimy out-of-town warehouse, some details begin to emerge.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
  • My family also loves it for out-of-town sporting events and quick trips to the beach.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • In the film, the only villains are the three Dunlaps and two out-of-town crooks who stole the diamonds that Jake then stole from them.
    — arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024
  • But the boom in out-of-town restaurants hasn’t come without casualties to the home team.
    — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 22 May 2023
  • For 12 days, we were marooned at home — with out-of-town company, no less.
    — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Dave’s Hot Chicken, from Los Angeles, is the most prolific of the out-of-town brands.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 26 June 2023
  • Anderson made multiple trips to the out-of-town provider.
    — Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • But for out-of-town fans, the situation isn’t so priceless.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
  • The hotel sometimes attracts out-of-town guests for big events like MLB spring training, Raine said.
    — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • The out-of-town fans, for a moment, appeared to overtake the ballpark with the Orioles falling into a 1-0 deficit.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
  • That's good news for out-of-town visitors and local fans who are excited for a night out but might not relish the drive home.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2023
  • Another open question is whether there will be demand to fill these buildings with out-of-town guests.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Dear Amy: For the past 19 years, my husband and I have hosted out-of-town guests (my stepson and daughter-in-law) for the entire Thanksgiving week.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The biggest concern is the crush of out-of-town visitors who are expected to descend on northern Ohio.
    — Craig Webb, The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Paxton urged residents with children to have an out-of-town contact.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
  • They’re hired by the production and work on out-of-town tryouts, later hitting Broadway or a touring show.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2023
  • Every year, a local guest brewery and an out-of-town guest brewery are highlighted at the event, with both brewing a beer for the fundraiser.
    — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Marketing to out-of-town fans would be a convenience for those who would want to stay within walking distance of the ballpark.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Vibe check: There were enough out-of-town fans to cheer almost as loud as the Texans during a stadium bit between innings.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 17 July 2024
  • Cranston related Rauch’s firing of an actor who wasn’t working out during the play’s out-of-town run in Cambridge.
    — Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2024
  • San Diego State hosts two weekends of 7-on-7 featuring several out-of-town teams.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • Luckily, an out-of-town neighbor gave Conlin access to their unit.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In a period of brief back-and-forth questioning between Norman and Alderman Scott Spiker, the politician asked the chief to detail how out-of-town officers were to be accompanied.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
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out of town

2 of 2 idiom
  • Cawley said an older man who lives in the home is out of town.
    — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • When one of you had to go out of town, the other person would help with the other child.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Fans, known as the Tifosi, got sick of waiting and ran the previous owner out of town.
    — CBS News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The duo plays a few shows around town, records a couple of albums, heads out of town for a few tours, and then divorces in 2000.
    — Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 1 June 2023
  • Tim had stopped picking up shifts at the Sheriff’s Office, which forced him to take more jobs out of town.
    — Lisa Riordan Seville, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Also on the subject of time, the film has the affair taking place over one weekend when Beth is out of town.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Don’t be afraid that a crochet dress is limited only to your time out of town.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The company paid out a settlement the couple used to buy a big house with a big porch 7 miles out of town, far away from the railroad tracks.
    — Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Some of what Mulkey said matched up with what Hill believed to be the case – that the couple was out of town visiting family.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The 40-caliber gun was found wrapped in a bedroom drawer of one of the residents who was out of town for the weekend and returned to find the gun in his drawer.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The former vice president was not present for the search and is currently out of town, according to a source familiar with the search.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • House Democrats tried to seize on Republicans' absence even though Biden is also getting out of town.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • Before Pfaadt headed out of town, Strom wanted to deliver a message.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
  • At 26 years old, the woman escaped an abusive ex-boyfriend connected with the drug trade, who stalked her, locked her in a room for five days, and eventually ran her out of town, and Colombia.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
  • Although there’s at least one claim that the 28-year-old is back in the Bay Area after spending recent weeks out of town, that report was not confirmed by the team and there is still no timetable for when the forward will return.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Security at the subdivision told them the homeowners had been out of town.
    — Rosana Hughes, ajc, 5 Feb. 2023
  • For one thing, his wife Kelly is out of town, which means fewer vegetables, a bit more candy, and a much later bedtime for both him and their 10-year-old daughter, Evelyn.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The destination might change but the goal remained the same: to travel with two families, getting four adults and five kids, ages three to 11, out of town and on an adventure to remember.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Erickson said that family had been out of town for the holiday and came home to find Ayala gone, their home ransacked and a vehicle missing.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
  • Not to mention their extended families, who often visit from out of town.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Joe, who had begun working at H-E-B as a produce stocker as a teenager, worked his way up to a managerial position that often took him out of town.
    — Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 24 May 2023
  • While the vehicles were meant to be driven to and from work by Blanton, the review discovered that the cars were used for weekend trips to a craft brewery, going out of town and general family use.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Rounsaville said the Plano building is getting looks from potential tenants now located around North Texas plus firms coming from out of town.
    — Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Michelle Wolf, summoned to roast the Trump administration, was run out of town for noting that its chief spokesperson routinely trafficked in untruths.
    — Wesley Lowery, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • Residents worked into the night to plug a culvert — a drain under Highway 43 — with plywood and sandbags in a desperate effort to keep floodwater out of town.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Just outside the city center, Halil Gulmus, a 60-year-old truck driver who had transported an excavator to Adiyaman, offered a ride out of town to a Syrian family who had lost their home.
    — Zeynep Karatas, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Shukla was out of town after being summoned to the capital by tax investigators, and desperate villagers were unable to reach him.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • Until the brothers’ despicable plan, Ray and Eva are happily dating, Eva none the wiser than their relationship started with deception: Ray only dated her to collect $5,000 and drive her out of town.
    — refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The comparatively few living without shelter in wealthy coastal city get sent out of town Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey presents himself as a politician who has a solution for homelessness.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023

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