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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

sit out

Part of Speechverb

To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.

In a Sentence

“I don't like this tune, and I'm rather tired, so I think I'll just sit it out.”

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Synonyms

opt outhikelean out

Antonyms

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Related Words

stand backpasswithsaystay outstand downskipdecline

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