How to Use the odd man/one out in a Sentence
the odd man/one out
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There was a bit of a logjam and Joseph was the odd man out.
— Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 -
Greyson has spent a lot of time feeling ashamed and like the odd man out.
— oregonlive, 8 Jan. 2023 -
This meant that Highsmith was the odd man out against the Magic.
— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024 -
The team’s depth made the 29-year-old blueliner the odd man out last season.
— Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023 -
But Mitchell could be the odd man out after the Jets selected Fashanu.
— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024 -
The promising 20-year-old has been the odd man out in the Pacers' recent lineup shift.
— Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2023 -
But, if the Blue Jays are keen on evaluating their younger prospects, Lukes may be the odd man out again.
— Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024 -
Stroman is the odd man out of the rotation and set to make $18 million next season.
— Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 -
Grzelcyk scratched Matt Grzelcyk was again the odd man out on defense.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023 -
At a meeting of the world’s largest weapons sales lobby – which is what NATO is – a man of peace is clearly the odd one out.
— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024 -
Spot the odd one out among the fitness protocols compiled on these pages.
— Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2023 -
So Gallimore might be the odd man out along the defensive front, which could lead to a possible trade.
— Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2022 -
Avira is the odd man out, with 17.5 points, though that score is still good enough to earn it the designation Top Product.
— PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024 -
His story of being the odd man out of the gold-medal hunt was well-known, and the snapping of that streak was well-celebrated among his peers.
— Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Even Hungary, despite its recent vaunted turn to Russia, chose not to be the odd man out.
— Elizabeth Pond, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015 -
Drew McIntyre feels like the odd man out this WrestleMania season.
— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Allie: This whole dynamic started to change where one of them always seemed to be the odd man out or was jealous.
— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024 -
Flaherty is the odd man out, alongside Walker Buehler, who's already signed a contract with the Red Sox.
— Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 -
Two seasons ago – and now quite famously – Bobby Portis was the odd man out.
— Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Boston needed to clear a roster spot for a trade acquisition, and Kotsay was the odd man out.
— Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023 -
With the Dodgers needing a spot for veteran utility man Chris Taylor, Heyward was the odd man out in a roster crunch.
— Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024 -
In a family whose world is laced with magic, one member stands out for her lack of abilities: Mirabel, who struggles with being the odd one out.
— Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022 -
That’s left the tax bill as the odd man out, as Wyden searches for another piece of legislation on which the tax provisions could hitch a ride before mid-April.
— Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024 -
Another new additional to the panel, Chance the Rapper, turned, leaving Blake Shelton the odd one out.
— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2023 -
If Domínguez is the choice for the Yankees on Sept. 1, Verdugo may eventually end up being the odd man out and could find his postseason roster spot in jeopardy.
— Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024 -
So, with Stevens currently manning that spot and entering the rotation after nearly a month of DNPs, someone must be the odd man out.
— Chris Fedor, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022 -
But in the opera this figure feels like the odd one out, rather than the singular nihilistic force opposing everyone else onstage.
— Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023 -
There’s also the possibility that Trammell, last season’s minutes leader, is perfectly healthy for the rest of the season, Byrd stops coughing it up and Davis is the odd man out.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023 -
As always, the odd man out is Germany, the richest and most populous European power that will not shed its civil religion of pacifism.
— Josef Joffe, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016 -
Instead, the 49ers, in a nod to Washington’s run-heavy, smashmouth offense, decided to use an extra interior lineman and Jackson was the odd man out.
— Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2023
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