feel left out
idiom
: to feel that one is not included in something
He always feels left out when his friends talk about sports.
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Meanwhile, the kids feel left out of the hot springs with all the tourists.
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Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
And adult brothers and sisters don’t have to feel left out either.
—Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
The two-time Emmy winner wanted to make sure new viewers didn’t feel left out of the moment, though.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
For all the men who do not have children, don't feel left out; comedian Jim Gaffigan has a message for you.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 16 June 2023
This flick plays on the theme that Jewish kids feel left out of all the magic that goes along with Christmas.
—Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2022
Las Vegas resident Elmo Baca, a movie theater owner and chairman of a community foundation overseeing wildfire relief funds, said people with a lifetime of knowledge about local forests and weather conditions feel left out of decisions on prescribed burns.
—Morgan Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022
Decades ago, when Helm and Mavis’ sister Yvonne were regularly talking on the phone about a possible joint tour of Black colleges, Mavis would feel left out.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2022
As for those who feel left out or shamed when the question is asked at a church meeting — How many of you served a full-time mission? — that needs to change.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
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Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
And adult brothers and sisters don’t have to feel left out either.
—Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023
The two-time Emmy winner wanted to make sure new viewers didn’t feel left out of the moment, though.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
For all the men who do not have children, don't feel left out; comedian Jim Gaffigan has a message for you.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 16 June 2023
This flick plays on the theme that Jewish kids feel left out of all the magic that goes along with Christmas.
—Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2022
Las Vegas resident Elmo Baca, a movie theater owner and chairman of a community foundation overseeing wildfire relief funds, said people with a lifetime of knowledge about local forests and weather conditions feel left out of decisions on prescribed burns.
—Morgan Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022
Decades ago, when Helm and Mavis’ sister Yvonne were regularly talking on the phone about a possible joint tour of Black colleges, Mavis would feel left out.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2022
As for those who feel left out or shamed when the question is asked at a church meeting — How many of you served a full-time mission? — that needs to change.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
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