count me out

Example Sentences

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But the prime minister's message is clear to me: Don't count me out, however bad it looks now.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

“And like I say, if you count me out, jokes on you.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021

However, if the future is having 50 different store apps on my phone, count me out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 2016

“I think as you get older you don’t bounce back. I don’t know. People can count me out as much as they want, but I’m not there yet.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2016

After all, I'd saved nearly the whole of my New York salary, so I could just about afford it But the hollow voice said, "You better count me out."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath