to the exclusion of

idiom

: in a way that excluded (someone or something)

He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of his own family.

Examples of to the exclusion of in a Sentence

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That erosion has occurred since the collapse of the Soviet Union but accelerated during the 20 years of post 9/11 focus on counterinsurgency warfare to the exclusion of preparing for great power conflict. —Dave Deptula, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024

The massive lawsuit against one of the world’s largest companies claims Apple is breaking the law by carefully curating its app store and customer experience, designed to lure customers in and keep them buying Apple products and services – to the exclusion of competitors. —David Goldman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024

AfD politician Gunnar Lindemann took to X to compare the dis-invitation to the exclusion of the Jews from society under the Nazis. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

The new study says that the great white shark is an inappropriate analogue for O. megalodon, Cooper notes, but the new research also uses the great white shark for its comparisons of body form to the exclusion of other sharks. —Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2024

Given that DeSantis and his allied PACs invested heavily in Iowa to the exclusion of New Hampshire, Haley is claiming victory after finishing just two points behind the Florida governor in the Hawkeye State. —Brittany Bernstein, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024

But financial experts caution against saving for retirement to the exclusion of other goals. —Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 21 Dec. 2023

At least this is the standard narrative written by and about men to the exclusion of women. —Sarah Lacy, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023

That their voices have been lovingly preserved in these pages, almost to the exclusion of more contemporary ones, may have been by design. —Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023