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

Disability, for too long, has been left out of that conversation, let alone the intersectionality that comes from being a person of color with a disability. — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

State investigators found the girl was burned by bleach left out in her classroom at Oxford Academy Preschool in Powder Springs. — Justin Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The pharmacy counter sits inside a workflow that was never built for marketing and was never available as media, so it was left out by default. — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

When friendships play such a big role in daily life, feeling accepted or left out can hit especially hard. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for leave out

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