How to Use exclude in a Sentence

exclude

verb
  • The prices on the menu exclude tax.
  • You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.
  • To exclude the neighbor means to change your mind about them.
    Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Bad throws equate to throws that do not hit the mark, and exclude spikes and throwaways.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But it was also weaponized and used to exclude others.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
  • For years, the boy went to a school with a playground that excluded him.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In court, the judge ruled to exclude the use of his rap lyrics as evidence.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2022
  • Go-forward sales exclude stores that are being closed.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
  • The Dow tends to exclude companies with very high share prices.
    NBC News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The clerk then agreed not to exclude particular groups from the pool.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Anyone who excludes dairy from their diet will also want to avoid this food.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This squad may not be the one many expected, and some big names have been excluded.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Jews could set foot in the Old City, from which they had been excluded.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Cold brew and extra-large hot coffee are excluded from the deal.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But an artist can exclude certain works from the blanket license.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Hang bird netting to exclude birds from a favorite drumming site.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • Hang bird netting to exclude birds from a favorite drumming site.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Core inflation rate, which excludes fresh food prices, eased to 2%.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Firms with any such disclosures have been excluded from the list.
    Riley De León, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • Mubi has world rights, excluding Spain, on the pic.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • If the overseas vote were excluded, the result would flip.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • He even was excluded from the yearbook, the suit noted.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • But the prizes nonetheless still exclude huge tracts of science.
    Martin Rees, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The far-left and far-right were excluded from discussions.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
  • What the discount excludes is deli, meat, beer, wine, liquor and tobacco.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The point of all-female travel isn’t to exclude men, but sometimes a break from the dudes feels right.
    Maggie Shipstead, Outside Online, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Cold brew and extra-large hot coffee were excluded.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Profit was 15 cents a share, excluding some items.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That excludes Win or Lose, which is set to debut later this year.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
  • Sometimes the best way to keep pests out is to physically exclude them.
    Joe Boldt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2022

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