want out of

phrasal verb

wanted out of; wanting out of; wants out of
: to want to no longer be included in (something)
She wants out of the deal, but it's too late.

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The Charlotte Hornets want out of the civil lawsuit alleging star player LaMelo Ball ran over and broke a boy’s foot after a game at the Spectrum Center in October 2023. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025 Barner was essentially the middle ground between what Seattle wanted out of Noah Fant as a pass catcher and Pharaoh Brown as a blocker. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Lim is narrowing in on retirement after 10 years of police service, but wants out of North Korea ever so badly. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025 But more significantly, the frustration that led to that penalty came out of something St. Louis has been wanting out of Caufield, so to punish him for providing what his coach wants from him would have been counter to that message. Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for want out of 

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“Want out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/want%20out%20of. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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