How to Use want out of in a Sentence

want out of

phrasal verb
  • What do the Warriors want out of this months-long race?
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
  • So what do—what does the United States want out of all of this?
    — Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2022
  • What does Trump himself want out of a second term, though?
    — Julia Azari, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Ada Twist, too — none of those shows got the numbers that anyone wanted out of them.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
  • That’s all fans want out of this silly sport, now and forever.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But the bag represents the easygoing essence so many of us want out of our clothing.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 July 2023
  • To put it simply: This is everything most people want out of a lip balm.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Roby Not long afterwards, the couple wanted out of the house.
    — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Moss wanted out of the band — which has been touring on and off in recent years — and a legal case reached its height at a difficult time for the singer.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The suspect was wanted out of Burton, near Flint, according to the agency.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2023
  • What Mexico wants out of negotiations to curb the flow of migrants to the U.S.
    — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • See also: Rudolph wants out of prison Rudolph had avoided detection for years.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Google wants out of the domain name registry business and is selling the Google Domains service to Squarespace.
    — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 16 June 2023
  • After everything had gone right for most of the season with the Celtics, Brogdon wanted out of Beantown.
    — Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Mike initially makes his comeback to go head-to-head with Harvey after a client wants out of their contract.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
  • Nobody of a sound mind would want out of what Staley has created, where everybody plays a key role.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And really, isn’t that what any parent truly wants out of travel?
    — Paul J. Heney, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023
  • The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom residence has everything a media mogul could want out of their N.Y.C. digs.
    — Victoria K. Hunt, Robb Report, 9 May 2023
  • The tech behemoth might want out of the publishing industry, but the industry itself is in the midst of a resurgence.
    — David Miller, Fortune, 25 May 2023
  • Besides wanting more life outside of work, what do millennials and Gen Z want out of work?
    — Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Smith-Schuster may also be a better fit for what the Patriots want out of their slot receiver.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This pushed the narrative even further about Fox possibly wanting out of the franchise.
    — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • With Ramsey being seemingly disgruntled and wanting out of South Beach, the Dolphins have a clear hole to fill.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
  • Wendy Williams wants out of her current living conditions.
    — Esther Kang, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Over the past few decades, what Americans want out of their beverages has swung wildly between two extremes.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2023
  • He is also wanted out of Georgia and Florida for other charges.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Parsons was serious about wanting out of Dallas.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • One of the vehicles was discovered to be wanted out of Livonia.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Sheridan also wants out of the settlement.
    — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Does Kaprizov want out of Minnesota?
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025

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