the odd man/one out
noun
: the person or thing that is different from the other members of a group
It looks like he's the odd one out on this particular issue.
All my college friends have gotten married. I'm the odd man out.
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And after the Dodgers brought back Kiké Hernández, that likely meant that at least one of Hyeseong Kim or Andy Pages would be the odd man out.
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Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Mar. 2025
Signing Bregman would create a logjam in the Chicago infield and Hoerner, not top prospect Matt Shaw, would likely be the odd man out.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Yes, three motors, one for each rear wheel plus the odd one out up front, giving the thing all-wheel drive.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Billy Crudup, who completes the cast of this Mark O’Rowe adaptation, is the odd man out.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Mar. 2025
Signing Bregman would create a logjam in the Chicago infield and Hoerner, not top prospect Matt Shaw, would likely be the odd man out.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Yes, three motors, one for each rear wheel plus the odd one out up front, giving the thing all-wheel drive.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Billy Crudup, who completes the cast of this Mark O’Rowe adaptation, is the odd man out.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“The odd man/one out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20odd%20man%2Fone%20out. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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