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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

But what happened in Newport Beach over the holiday weekend as out-of-town youth paired with typical Fourth of July visitors was uniquely severe, residents say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

In the 1990s, it was out-of-town shopping centres that were predicted to kill off High Streets; then it was online shopping, then working from home.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

That would be a major factor for host cities, since out-of-town visitors are key to driving a positive economic impact.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026

The out-of-town reporters—one each from Bellingham, Anacortes, and Victoria and three from the Seattle papers—exhibited no trace of the solemnity evident among the respectful citizens in the gallery.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 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

“My husband was out of town, and he called to say, ‘Oh, my God, you should turn on the television,’ ” said Harvey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"We had a very happy life in a town we used a lot, but we had to stop going to the shops and the restaurants and instead drive out of town," she explains.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

But the blacks would not be denied and swung themselves onto the train at the very last second as it pulled out of town.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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