odd man out
noun
: a person who differs from the other members of a group
It looks like you're the odd man out on this particular issue.
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Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu also won a Gold Glove -- for the second straight year -- leaving Duran as the odd man out defensively.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In order to complete my work, at least one of them had to go, and Mike was the odd man out.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
There, in the sick table, was the odd man out: Vibrio pectenicida.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Ryan Reaves appeared to be the odd man out, but Warsofsky wasn’t confirming his lineup.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In order to complete my work, at least one of them had to go, and Mike was the odd man out.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
There, in the sick table, was the odd man out: Vibrio pectenicida.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Ryan Reaves appeared to be the odd man out, but Warsofsky wasn’t confirming his lineup.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for odd man out
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“Odd man out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odd%20man%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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