hide out

1. Go into or stay in hiding, especially from the authorities. For example, The cattle thieves hid out in the canyon, or He decided to hide out from the press. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

Israel’s military assesses that hundreds of Hamas fighters are still hiding out in tunnels inside the Israeli-controlled areas of Gaza and that they can communicate with their commanders.

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Having met so many of the contestants beforehand, that could help Ross "hide out as a traitor," said TV reporter Siobhan Synnot.

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Weak economic data encouraged investors to hide out in the safety of bonds.

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His 2022 film, “No Bears,” in which he played a version of himself hiding out in a border town, had its premiere in Venice while he sat in an Iranian prison.

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Usually in such periods, an investor can “hide out” in managed-care stocks, but the managed-care industry has its own issues with previous policies and the hangover from bad rate updates to Medicare Advantage plans.

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