head out
Idioms-
Depart, begin a journey, as in The ship was heading out to sea , or When do you head out again?
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head out after . Follow or pursue, as in Since they knew the way, we headed out after them , or A police car headed out after the car thieves .
Example Sentences
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Just head out to San Bernardino’s Mitla Cafe, where Hackbarth’s former boss, Glen Bell, learned to make the tacos that turned the two of them into millionaires.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
And yet, on travel websites across the internet, writers provide jet-setters with terrifically specific guidance: what time of day to head out, what kind of shoes to wear, and where to score a deal.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
Some Sundays I get up and go to Mass. Other Sundays I sit around reading the papers or head out to the ski slopes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
They will then head out to a point thousands of kilometres beyond the Moon to check Orion's life‑support, propulsion, power and navigation systems.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
She stops scrubbing and pokes her head out of the bathroom.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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