opt out
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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Under the House-approved bill, lawmakers in California and other states could opt out of making daylight saving time permanent but would need to decide before the law took effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Yet Justin and Rose Taylor allege in a federal lawsuit that Sunnyvale School District, near San Jose, is denying them the same ability to opt out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
She supports a different proposal, the Sunshine for Our Kids Act, which seeks to make permanent standard time the default nationwide but gives states the option to opt out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Meta said a dedicated setting, separate from account privacy controls, allows users to opt out even if they have a public account.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
What this means is that the students—and parents—who choose to opt out tend to be smarter and more academically motivated to begin with.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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