How to Use shakeout in a Sentence

shakeout

1 of 2 noun
  • The Bearcats simply must land on the 64 side of this epic shakeout.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 July 2021
  • This will be part of the major shakeout of launch providers over the next few years.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The area has flat dirt trails, great for getting in a scenic shakeout run or a hike.
    Molly Hanson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Take three steps forward to shake out your legs, and repeat the process.(Don’t skip the shakeout.
    Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2022
  • An easy 6 miles tonight put the day’s total at 20, and served as a nice shakeout from the morning.
    Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2020
  • There are signs of a shakeout, and front runners are emerging.
    Corinne Abrams, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2017
  • There may be a shakeout coming soon, but there seems to be an appetite for all brands.
    Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2017
  • And the action since then has been smooth and superb, with just one shakeout (in early March, with the market) along the way.
    Moneyshow, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • Behind the scenes, though, Alameda was far from immune from the shakeout.
    Hannah Miao, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Lending For investors in online lending, 2017 was the year of the shakeout.
    Fortune, 12 Dec. 2017
  • In the months since, ESG has had something of a reckoning, and the shakeout is ongoing.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 22 June 2022
  • The great meal-kit shakeout continues as Kroger plans to buy Home Chef for at least $200 million.
    Recode Staff, Recode, 24 May 2018
  • The shakeout will leave behind long-term HODLers who aren’t scared enough to offload their holdings.
    Vildana Hajric, Fortune, 10 May 2022
  • No one knows when the next conference shakeout will occur, or where.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2020
  • This year, a number of coding boot camps have closed in a shakeout in the fast-growing industry.
    Austen Hufford, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
  • But there is a bright side: The shakeout may end up taking all the air out of a little bubble that had inflated in the media world.
    Peter Eavis, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2016
  • The shakeout, along with other issues, has made for some tough travel in Europe.
    Amie Tsang and Zach Wichter, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
  • There was a massive shakeout in this profession in 2008.
    R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • This weekend’s shakeout leaves no doubt that Mr. Xi is firmly in control.
    Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
  • There’s also a shakeout among the brokers who match trucking companies with loads that need to be shipped.
    Thomas Black, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2022
  • In some markets, like New York, there will be a large decrease in total hotel rooms before the shakeout is over.
    Michael Braga, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2020
  • These are beginner-friendly and can take you through short jogs, harder paces, and longer shakeouts.
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Post-travel shakeout runs are rarely pleasant, but always a good idea.
    Outside Online, 5 June 2019
  • Wagner was with Epic, which bought it; in a financial shakeout the next year, Epic would spin off the yard and other assets.
    al, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Now the head of a Chinese food delivery giant is making a big bet on one just as a shakeout is coming.
    Echo Huang, Quartz, 18 June 2019
  • There was a shakeout with thousands of stores, and some chains, closing for good and an unknown number of workers getting sick.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • There's going to be a shakeout when cutting through the expansive amount of NFTs being sold every day.
    Nathaniel Hunter, Forbes, 15 July 2022
  • Will there be a shakeout, as a shaky economy and too many choices drain viewers' wallets?
    Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2021
  • The arrival of these firms demonstrates how new players are tossing their hats in the ring in hopes of profiting from the energy shakeout.
    Dawn Lim, WSJ, 10 July 2017
  • For a change of pace, an off-day shakeout, or a nontechnical adventure, spin the pavement and gravel to Ohio Pass.
    Outside Online, 1 June 2021
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shake out

2 of 2 verb
  • But the big question on this side of the ball is how the line will shake out.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • The other question is how does the depth shake out on the outside?
    Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Enter Email Sign Up But how the rest of the month shakes out bears watching.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The best way to clean this doormat is to brush it or shake out any dirt and debris.
    Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 6 July 2023
  • The best way to clean this doormat is to brush it or shake out any dirt and debris.
    Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • That’s just the way our community shakes out in the U.S.
    Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Her son has his own bedroom for the first time in his life, and no one has to shake out their clothes in the tub.
    Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
  • No one knows how things will shake out between the Ravens and Jackson.
    Kelsey Conway, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2022
  • His group’s members are in a wait-and-see mode on how all the changes at Twitter shake out.
    Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Some of these questions are not ones that can be put off for years and years while things shake out.
    Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • In some cases, the best answer is to wait and see how his slice of the economy shakes out.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Read on to find out what our experts predict will shake out.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The Badgers appear to have shaken out of the offensive funk that plagued them at the time.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
  • When the tasks are complete, pull the four corners together and take it to an area to shake out or hose off the mat.
    Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Yet that isn’t the way that relations have shaken out so far.
    Blaise Malley, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s how the voting could shake out in Booker’s favor, but first things first.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
  • With the way the schedule shook out, the Rams felt some of the more interesting TikTok videos were toward the end.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Here’s how this year’s postseason matchups will shake out, starting with the wild card round.
    Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • What remains unclear is just how the market might shake out.
    Damian Garde, STAT, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But how the rest of USC’s rotation might shake out remains a mystery.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Hoke said everything should shake out within the next 2-3 weeks.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023
  • So how did this week shake out for the local therapist and model?
    Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2024
  • What experts disagree on is how the back-to-school shopping season will shake out.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • Use this downhill to get your pace back—let those legs stretch out here, shake out your arms, stay relaxed, get your rhythm back.
    Scott Fauble, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Banda collected a couple of large pods that had fallen from the tree and shook out a few seeds.
    Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • The financing commitments shake out to about half bank debt, half cash from Musk.
    Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Others are waiting to see how things shake out — or plan to stay out entirely to avoid the drama.
    Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Because the bag is mesh, sand and debris can easily be shaken out of it.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Just shake out the ants or rinse them off before bringing your flowers indoors.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 16 May 2023
  • As for how Hardy’s staff will ultimately shake out, that remains to be seen.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 July 2022

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