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• out-of-town
  out-of-town

  adjective

  of, relating to, or from another city or town.
• out of town
  out of town

  Away from the town or city under consideration; away from home. For example, In his new job Tom will be going out of town nearly every week, or He's out of town but I'll have him call you when he gets back. [Late 1300s]

out-of-town

American  

[aut-uhv-taun] / ˈaʊt əvˌtaʊn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or from another city or town.

   We're expecting out-of-town visitors tomorrow.

2. taking place in another city or town.

   the out-of-town tryout of a new play.

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out of town Idioms  

1. Away from the town or city under consideration; away from home. For example, In his new job Tom will be going out of town nearly every week, or He's out of town but I'll have him call you when he gets back. [Late 1300s]

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Etymology

Origin of out-of-town

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

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The email listed Hearst, which owns local stations, as the secondary D.C. pool member, and Real America’s Voice as the secondary out-of-town TV crew traveling with the president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

There has long been a divide between locals and out-of-town visitors over the giant canopies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

That would be paid for, they said, by higher taxes of out-of-town warehouses used by online retailers like Amazon.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

The audit suggested that officials in the Texas comptroller’s office, which originally administered the program, were not vetting the number of out-of-town visitors stringently enough to ensure an economic benefit.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026

Here were out-of-town visitors from Omaha and Chattanooga, outraged over the price of their hot roasted chestnuts.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

If I were watching a friend’s house while they were out of town, I wouldn’t dream of welcoming them back with a pile of bolognese-crusted pots.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Move 20 or 30 minutes out of town and deal with the commute for a few years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Barnes, who was out of town at the time, resigned days later, and the mayor has apologized for making mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Near the central village of Baziafla, flanked by tall grass, the pit was excavated over several weeks with spades, pickaxes and crushers, before the miners were driven out of town by the local authorities.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He wanted to get out of town and get in a good walk.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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