dip out

British

verb

informal (often foll by on) to miss out on or fail to participate in something

he dipped out on the examination

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Example Sentences

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Or his physical level might dip out of nowhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2025

But they kind of dip in and dip out of being cats, and they can’t really outcompete cats in their space.

From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2023

I am ready to dip out and in order to do that I had to get my finances in order.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Energetic narrators, often women in their 20s, show off compressed and curated versions of their routines: commutes, coffee, tasks, amenities, lunch, meetings, dip out for happy hour.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Twill finds two tin cups in her pack and I dip out the tea, setting it on the floor to cool.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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