leave out

phrasal verb

left out; leaving out; leaves out

: to not include or mention (someone or something)

The movie leaves a lot out of the story.

Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out.

They always leave her out of the conversation.

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Collison also emphasized that areas with deteriorating or no sidewalks, commonly in low-income neighborhoods, shouldn’t be left out of redevelopment. —

Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024 That means whatever parts of Trump’s agenda get left out of the budget bill will fall to a Democratic filibuster in the Senate. —

Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024 That analysis leaves out streaming-only Netflix and Youtube, as well as Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video. —

David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Other experiments are less noticeable but nonetheless consequential: by increasing early voting, for example, states have observed changes in who participates in elections, including those previously left out of the process. —

Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leave out