How to Use out-of-town in a Sentence

out-of-town

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  • That was our first big out-of-town show.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Our out-of-town reviews were scathing.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This is a place to bring your out-of-town foodie friends.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The roomy space could also be used to house out-of-town guests.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The hosts of the party had out-of-town guests who brought their dog with them.
    — Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Aficionados and out-of-town art buffs make up the bulk of the guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Specialty crooks went straight to the caboose of out-of-town trains.
    — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • This is where locals take their most discerning out-of-town friends.
    — Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The 24 taps pour some of the best local beers and many notable out-of-town ales.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Day 5 calls for a mini out-of-town excursion.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Especially for our out-of-town guests.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The local media are used to it, but out-of-town media hate the setup.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
  • This is not something the Dodgers can dismiss as an out-of-town issue.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • My family also loves it for out-of-town sporting events and quick trips to the beach.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • The main dials on each of the clock’s four sides show local time and are much larger than the out-of-town ones.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • And the basement works like a charm for parties or when out-of-town friends and relatives need a place to stay.
    — Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
  • Most out-of-town visitors take a ferry or shuttle from nearby launch points.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
  • And this for a facility largely used by out-of-town commuters.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
  • 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
  • Locals come for dinner, dining elbow to elbow with out-of-town guests.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Locals come for dinner, dining elbow to elbow with out-of-town guests.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • There was no funeral wake, no way for out-of-town family or friends to drive in for the service.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Ignore the invasion of out-of-town restaurants.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Paxton urged residents with children to have an out-of-town contact.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 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
  • For out-of-town events, travel to and from the event should be tracked in the travel category.
    — Vlad Rusz, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Designate an out-of-town contact that everyone can check in with.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
  • The show got its start in a 2018 out-of-town tryout in Boston.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025

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