How to Use opt out in a Sentence

opt out

verb
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  • But a whole swath of them are opting out of the rat race.
    — Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • Workers are free to opt out of the plans, but most choose to stay in.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Users do have the choice to opt out of the voice recording function.
    — Huiling Zhou, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • And colleges had to give students the choice to opt out of the program.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Use the unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time.
    — Jessica L. Pavia, Longreads, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Hawaii opted out of the Uniform Time Act because of how close the state is to the equator.
    — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Marcus Stroman can opt out and Cody Bellinger will be a free agent.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • Allow kids to opt out anytime to keep the challenge fun rather than scary.
    — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 13 July 2023
  • Kennedy and Barnes have the ability to opt out of their deals if they aren’t added to the major league roster.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Arizona and Hawaii are the only two who have opted out.
    — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The scheme does come with an option enabling users to opt out of the process, however.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 July 2024
  • That agreement gave the two-time All-Star the right to opt out after one year and $35.1 million to hit the market again.
    — Ronald Blum, Chron, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Depending on which players opt out of the Pro Bowl, that's when the alternates get a spot in the game.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, the rest of the planet would have to catch up—and the AI Act would help artists enforce choices to opt out, not shift the model to opt-in.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Some Milwaukee-area suburbs plan to opt out of that last piece.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
  • But the states can- or the local long-term care facilities can opt out.
    — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2021
  • It has not been announced yet why the French fashion house chose to opt out of tradition.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Give users the option to opt out of any or all data collection.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Don't expect Princess Sofia to opt out of royal life anytime soon.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Some people take great pains to opt out as much as possible.
    — Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • LeBron James can opt out of his contract with the Lakers this summer and become a free agent.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • For example, your book cites the hippie movement of the ’60s as a big cultural push to opt out.
    — Camille Bromley, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Recent models of mobile phones may include a setting to opt out of tests and alerts.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Alfaro had the right to opt out of his contract but decided to accept a spot in Worcester.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Jeffrey Friedman, who was Axel's partner in the first two films and (wisely) opted out of the third.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 July 2024
  • The parents aren't challenging the use of the books, only their inability to opt out.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Many frontline healthcare workers opted out and have yet to come back.
    — Web Golinkin, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Before the program begins, customers would receive two notices in the mail about how to opt out.
    — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
  • The quarterback would then opt out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers and has been trying to find a way back into the league ever since.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In September, the same illness forced her to opt out of world championship team selection camp.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024

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