Definition of odd man out
: a person who differs from the other members of a group
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With the other four Republicans already spending their money, Obsitnik has been the odd man out in a five-way GOP primary.
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Another restricted free agent, Exum could be the odd man out in a crowded Utah backcourt.
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With the other four Republicans already spending their money, Obsitnik has been the odd man out in a five-way GOP primary.
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Mahtook, one of the Tigers’ top four outfielders, was the odd man out.
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Sources had said the moves might leave Spiegel, who was McNeil’s broadcast partner when McNeil left the station in 2014 after failing to agree on a new contract, the odd man out out after 15 months with Parkins on the 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekday shift.
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Wide receiver Ryan Switzer proved to be the odd man out of the Dallas Cowboys’ revamped receiver corps.
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Ross and Lighthizer seemed like the odd men out at this week’s gathering at the OECD, an international economic agency that includes the U.S. as a prominent member.
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Shane Ray, the fourth-year player who’s option is up this week, looks like the odd man out.
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