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.

Examples of leave out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their case counts wide-release theatrical movies and the basic cable bundle, and leaves out streaming, YouTube, sports rights, and everything else that now competes for the same hours of your evening. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Poor Anton has been left out of the drama all day, an effort by Billie and Samir to prevent an already bad futzing from escalating to something severe, and that’s never where Anton likes to be. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Dry food can also work, but portions should be weighed carefully rather than left out for unlimited grazing. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Orange County commissioners accepted — with reservations and some argument — a citizen panel’s recommendations for how to spend future tourist-tax windfalls, advice that left out a convention center expansion and a billion-dollar baseball stadium. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for leave out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout