odd man out
Example Sentences
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“They end up the odd man out and their capacity gets taken by power plants, and now data centers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Do you see yourself as the odd man out in that group?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
I can hear the faint creaking of floorboards in my house yet when I’m in the middle of a robust three-way conversation, I feel like the odd man out.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
You may have caught this already — Seattle is something of the odd man out in this grouping of market areas, because it is significantly more affluent.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Sometimes the loneliness of being the odd man out in these conversations got to me but most of the time I just ignored it.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
