feel left out
idiom
: to feel that one is not included in something
He always feels left out when his friends talk about sports.
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Finally, why should the rest of the family feel left out of the fun?
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Local leaders, particularly those at Miami Dade College, saw that effort as key to growing South Florida’s tech hub while making sure people born and raised in the region didn’t feel left out, or get squeezed out by the resulting higher cost of living.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Debra continues to feel left out, especially when Harry refuses to eat her tofu kebabs, leading to a lot of cursing and storming out.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Groups that increasingly feel left out of Nashville include people over 65 years old, low-income individuals and LGBTQ+ residents.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
Local leaders, particularly those at Miami Dade College, saw that effort as key to growing South Florida’s tech hub while making sure people born and raised in the region didn’t feel left out, or get squeezed out by the resulting higher cost of living.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Debra continues to feel left out, especially when Harry refuses to eat her tofu kebabs, leading to a lot of cursing and storming out.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Groups that increasingly feel left out of Nashville include people over 65 years old, low-income individuals and LGBTQ+ residents.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Feel left out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20left%20out. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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