not in the picture
Example Sentences
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His mother was not in the picture, and his father, who installs alarm systems for a living, made just enough to keep Howard and his sister in a three-bedroom mobile home in Florida.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023
Bry'anna's father, who Maryanna believes is 19, is not in the picture.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2022
She is the single mom of a teenager whose father is not in the picture and has not been interested in dating since giving birth.
From Slate • Sep. 23, 2022
Going back to her former life was not in the picture, she says, until 2017, when her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
This somehow seemed more detached, as if I were really not in the picture and only an observer.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen