fresh out of
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having completely exhausted one's supply of (a commodity); especially, having just run out recently.
Example Sentences
- "You can hardly expect someone fresh out of basic training to be a superhero who can see around every corner."
- "That boy was one of the new draft, fresh out of boot camp, and yet it was his duty to pass messages upon which the fate of a battle might depend."
- "Students fresh out of college have highly specialized skills in newer technologies."
- "2007, Armistead Maupin, Mad, Stark Mad at SmithsonianMagazine.com Fresh out of the South and a tour of duty in Vietnam, I was seriously conservative and frightened to death of almost everything..."
- "Customer: I'd like a sesame bagel, please. Waiter: Sorry, hon, we're fresh out of sesame. How about sourdough?"
- "They've tried nothing and they're fresh out of ideas. [sarcastic comment about someone's lack of problem-solving skills]"
Phrases
fresh out
Frequently Paired Words
fresh out