out to

idiom

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

Examples of out to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The plot, which includes the crash landing of an airplane and an armed intruder out to settle a family score, is nearly all talk. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 Thank you for encouraging us to put bravely out to sea and for being our safe harbor when the wind chases us home. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024 Holding a 6-2 lead, the Giants didn’t send Camilo Doval out to start the inning on the mound. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024 In the fourth, the rookie right-hander escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam unscathed by getting Bryan De La Cruz to fly out to shortstop and Josh Bell to ground into a fielder’s choice. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024 Paddle Tour Menorca provides tours of caves that may include snorkeling to spot colorful fish during the daytime, or at sunset, paddling out to enjoy a cold beer. Yasmin Fahr, New York Times, 16 May 2024 The judge signed off on the request Tuesday, pushing the next hearing in the case out to Sept. 13. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024 His play in the first inning kept it from being two-on and no-one out to start the game. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024 As some of us rested, others took turns reporting and venturing out to document the encampment on the lawn. Hoda Sherif, TIME, 10 May 2024

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“Out to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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