How to Use step out in a Sentence

step out

verb
  • Both cougars stepped out and dashed off.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Cobb never had to step out of her car.
    — Laura Kwerel, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
  • And the stars are stepping out, man.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Here, step out here for us real quick.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The portrait of her steps out of its frame.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • His team steps in where others have stepped out.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Then one of the young rams simply stepped out of sight.
    — Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Brandon stepped out of the truck cab with his gun drawn.
    — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Most people would not be able to step out of their house.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The stars are stepping out in style all over the world.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The stars are stepping out in style all over the world.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Every week, stars from across the globe step out in style.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Others stepped out in green versions of the check.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
  • To be brave and have courage is to step out of your comfort zone and just do it.
    — Danny Fujikawa, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Two step out and move toward the driver’s side.
    — Devon Lum, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Test the waters or have the courage to step out of a role that no longer suits you.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Then a man with a bald patch and graying stubble stepped out too.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Alice pushed through the sagebrush and stepped out of her shoes.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But when one of them steps out, there’s no mistaking it.
    — Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When a star is born, grab your sunglasses and step out the way.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Some facades step out; others are set back.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Just step out of the virtual world, roll up sleeves and get to it.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Just step out of the virtual world, roll up sleeves, and get to it.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Leah stepped out of the cockpit, and Tony moved up to the big leagues.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And then being able to step out and being able to knock shots down is huge.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The two men got out of the car, briefly stepping out of the camera’s frame.
    — Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Zendaya just stepped out in a black sheer wrap top that exposed her black bra.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Higgins isn’t the first celebrity to step out in a pair of clear heels like this.
    — Tara Larson, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • To be able to step out in this world as your authentic self, that do take nerve.
    — Martine Thompson, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022

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