the odd man/one out
noun
: the person or thing that is different from the other members of a group
It looks like he's the odd one out on this particular issue.
All my college friends have gotten married. I'm the odd man out.
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In those rare cases, the odd one out had likely ingested another planet – or at least planetary material.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
That’s left the tax bill as the odd man out, as Wyden searches for another piece of legislation on which the tax provisions could hitch a ride before mid-April.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
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No longer the odd man out?
—USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
Sheppard was unsurprisingly the odd man out, and he's appeared in just 22 of the Pacers' 44 games this season with most of his appearances coming when the game was already decided one way or the other.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
This meant that Highsmith was the odd man out against the Magic.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
With Disney’s scale, Netflix taking off like a rocket ship, WBD’s finances improving and NBCUniversal benefiting from Comcast’s fire hose of cash, Paramount seems to be the odd man out, with analysts concerned about its debt and its ability to continue growing.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
With deadline pickups Tyler Bertuzzi and Garnet Hathaway shoring up Hall’s and Foligno’s vacancies in the bottom-six grouping, a lineup stalwart such as Trent Frederic could be the odd man out if the rest of the roster is healthy.
—Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
There’s also the possibility that Trammell, last season’s minutes leader, is perfectly healthy for the rest of the season, Byrd stops coughing it up and Davis is the odd man out.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
That’s left the tax bill as the odd man out, as Wyden searches for another piece of legislation on which the tax provisions could hitch a ride before mid-April.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
No longer the odd man out?
—USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
Sheppard was unsurprisingly the odd man out, and he's appeared in just 22 of the Pacers' 44 games this season with most of his appearances coming when the game was already decided one way or the other.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
This meant that Highsmith was the odd man out against the Magic.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
With Disney’s scale, Netflix taking off like a rocket ship, WBD’s finances improving and NBCUniversal benefiting from Comcast’s fire hose of cash, Paramount seems to be the odd man out, with analysts concerned about its debt and its ability to continue growing.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
With deadline pickups Tyler Bertuzzi and Garnet Hathaway shoring up Hall’s and Foligno’s vacancies in the bottom-six grouping, a lineup stalwart such as Trent Frederic could be the odd man out if the rest of the roster is healthy.
—Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
There’s also the possibility that Trammell, last season’s minutes leader, is perfectly healthy for the rest of the season, Byrd stops coughing it up and Davis is the odd man out.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
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