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
Richard Witsoe said he sometimes feels like the odd man out as one of two white men who live in this subsidized seniors building of about 300 residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
At an intense meeting inside the Oval Office on Tuesday, Speaker Mike Johnson was the odd man out.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024
He’s been the odd man out in Philly’s backfield with the Eagles going with D’Andre Swift, Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott for most games, as they did again against the Seahawks.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
That is how I explained to myself the strange impression I had of being odd man out, a kind of intruder.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
