odd man out
Example Sentences
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More recently, he’s become the odd man out at Meta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
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
Yarbrough, a fellow 2023 deadline acquisition who had a 3.74 ERA this season, was the odd man out from Monday’s moves, creating room on the 40-man roster for Rosario and in the bullpen for Kopech.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024
Defenseman Will Borgen has been logging around 17 minutes a night for the Kraken for so long it’s hard to remember he was once the odd man out.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 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
