head out


Depart, begin a journey, as in The ship was heading out to sea, or When do you head out again?

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How to use head out in a sentence

  • "Here's his nest," said Jess sleepily, taking her head out of the deep round hole she had made.

    The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
  • "Goodness, I hope I don't have to get out in my nightie," she said, and poked her head out through the curtains.

  • Nokomee thrust her head out of the curtained doorway, from which the smell of food told me I had not eaten since morning.

    Valley of the Croen | Lee Tarbell
  • The vehicle turning partly round and Andrea put her head out to see the statue.

    Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas
  • Besides looking across to the quay, Rollo could also look up and down the street without putting his head out of the window.

    Rollo in Holland | Jacob Abbott