leave out

phrasal verb

left out; leaving out; leaves out

: to not include or mention (someone or something)

The movie leaves a lot out of the story.

Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out.

They always leave her out of the conversation.

Examples of leave out in a Sentence

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The gesture seemed oblivious to the feelings of those left out. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 South Americans Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz have been left out of the first match back from this season's second and third international breaks. —

Andy Jones, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 Of course, Chávez’s views were nuanced — and primarily rooted in the goal of creating and strengthening a union that could represent and advocate for farmworkers and laborers left out of the labor movements earlier in the 19th and 20th centuries. —

Christian Paz, Vox, 4 Feb. 2025 The star wore her hair in a low bun with a few strands left out to frame her face. —

Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for leave out