out-of-state

[ out-uhv-steyt ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or from another state of the U.S.: a car with an out-of-state license plate; out-of-state vacationers.

Origin of out-of-state

1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words Nearby out-of-state

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How to use out-of-state in a sentence

  • We saw some passenger cars with out-of-state licenses and gave them wide clearances.

    Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
  • It was muddy up to the windows, bore a similar out-of-state license to the first car I observed, occupied also by one white male.

    Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • The first car was a 1959 Oldsmobile, blue and white station wagon with out-of-state license.

    Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • September rolled in, the streets emptied of school-aged children and the out-of-state car licenses diminished to a trickle.

    The Fourth R | George Oliver Smith