out for

idiom

: to be determined to get
He was out for revenge.

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Some Israelis on social media call her out for supporting Palestine more than her own people. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025 Rookie Will Shipley ran in from two yards out for his first career touchdown to literally put the game on ice and head coach Nick Sirianni got the traditional Gatorade bath with the game out of control. Kevin Dotson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025 Second-round pick Marshawn Kneeland landed on the injured reserve with a knee injury that kept him out for a good chunk of the season. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025 Before long, there was a new warrant out for his arrest for violating probation. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for out for 

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“Out for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20for. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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