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

Neither the governor's office nor Wilson's office has explained why those two sections were left out between the May draft and the final trailer bill. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Nicolas Jackson, Liam Delap, Mykhailo Mudryk, Tosin Adarabioyo, Mamadou Sarr, Jordan Henderson, Emmanuel Emegha, Danny Welbeck, Aaron Anselmino, Marc Guiu, Axel Disasi and Teddy Sharman-Lowe were among those left out. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The Buckeyes finished that season 12-1 but were left out of the four-team College Football Playoff. — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

And in Georgia, only student IDs from public institutions are allowed, leaving out seven of the state's 10 historically Black colleges and universities, including Morehouse and Spelman Colleges. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for leave out

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