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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That means some cities on the edge of the route that were expecting to experience a second or two of total darkness might be left out.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
As for those missing keys to the Tacoma, Troconis-Marmol says Troconis told her that the keys had been left out in the open, sticking out of the door of the truck.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
California Republicans slam Newsom for $16 an hour job posting, but leave out a key detail, via Andrew Sheeler.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Notably, Sunday Scaries has taken a cutting edge approach to their sleep tincture, Big Spoon, by leaving out melatonin, which can cause grogginess and hangover-like symptoms in the morning.
—Carol Lee, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The top five descriptors of the feeling of loneliness according to the participants of the study were: not having anyone to talk to, feeling disconnected, left out, sad and misunderstood.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Yet all that leaves out some important culinary context: San Sabino is the second restaurant by Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, whose first venture, Don Angie, earned a Michelin star in 2021 and remains one of the most difficult reservations in New York.
—Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
What this interpretation leaves out, according to Perl-Rosenthal, is that all the transatlantic revolutions began to unfold at an accelerating pace as the initial revolutionary vanguard was swept aside.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The story was left out of history books and local lore for over a century.
—Osej Serratos, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
As for those missing keys to the Tacoma, Troconis-Marmol says Troconis told her that the keys had been left out in the open, sticking out of the door of the truck.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
California Republicans slam Newsom for $16 an hour job posting, but leave out a key detail, via Andrew Sheeler.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Notably, Sunday Scaries has taken a cutting edge approach to their sleep tincture, Big Spoon, by leaving out melatonin, which can cause grogginess and hangover-like symptoms in the morning.
—Carol Lee, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The top five descriptors of the feeling of loneliness according to the participants of the study were: not having anyone to talk to, feeling disconnected, left out, sad and misunderstood.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Yet all that leaves out some important culinary context: San Sabino is the second restaurant by Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, whose first venture, Don Angie, earned a Michelin star in 2021 and remains one of the most difficult reservations in New York.
—Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
What this interpretation leaves out, according to Perl-Rosenthal, is that all the transatlantic revolutions began to unfold at an accelerating pace as the initial revolutionary vanguard was swept aside.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The story was left out of history books and local lore for over a century.
—Osej Serratos, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Leave out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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