1
: coming from or going to another town or city
out-of-town mail
out-of-town visitors
2
: happening in another town or city
The band has an out-of-town show tomorrow night.
3
British
: located away from the center of a town
out-of-town shopping centers
out of town
2 of 2phrase
1
: a different town
She's from out of town.
2
: away from the town or city where one lives or where an activity usually takes place
I'm going to be out of town over the weekend.
The ball club will be playing out of town next week.
Examples of out-of-town in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Running June 26-28, this year’s festival follows tradition with an almost all-local lineup, with the exception of out-of-town headliner A Guy Called Gerald, who’s playing with Detroit’s Mike Banks, the founder of Underground Resistance.
—
Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Designate an out-of-town contact that everyone can check in with.
—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Community development practitioner Chris Norwood took over the Historic Ward Rooming House, a former place of lodging for unwelcome, out-of-town Black and Native Americans, in 2017 and transformed the space into Hampton Art Lovers Gallery.
—
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for out-of-town
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Adjective
The newspaper would rather devote much of its energy on the out-of-town and irrelevant Miami Heat.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Running June 26-28, this year’s festival follows tradition with an almost all-local lineup, with the exception of out-of-town headliner A Guy Called Gerald, who’s playing with Detroit’s Mike Banks, the founder of Underground Resistance.
—
Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Designate an out-of-town contact that everyone can check in with.
—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Community development practitioner Chris Norwood took over the Historic Ward Rooming House, a former place of lodging for unwelcome, out-of-town Black and Native Americans, in 2017 and transformed the space into Hampton Art Lovers Gallery.
—
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for out-of-town
Cite this Entry
“Out-of-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-town. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
