leave out
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.
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Some others hoping to observe the start of the trial were left out of both courtrooms.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
In fact, when Belichick was snubbed from the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a first-ballot inductee earlier this year, Brady was among those who scoffed at the football writers for leaving out the coach with the third-most wins all-time.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Denise would tell her as much, yelling at Djena for the slightest infraction, such as leaving out a spoon while tidying up the kitchen.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Hodges, meanwhile, was not left out of the custom cowboy boot story.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
In fact, when Belichick was snubbed from the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a first-ballot inductee earlier this year, Brady was among those who scoffed at the football writers for leaving out the coach with the third-most wins all-time.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Denise would tell her as much, yelling at Djena for the slightest infraction, such as leaving out a spoon while tidying up the kitchen.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Hodges, meanwhile, was not left out of the custom cowboy boot story.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for leave out
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“Leave out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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