odd man out
nounDefinition of odd man out
: a person who differs from the other members of a group
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That could leave McDonald, who is on a four-year, $24 million deal, as the odd man out. — John Clayton, The Denver Post, "NFL players who could become salary cap casualties before the season," 21 Aug. 2019 But for now it’s Bolton, not Pompeo, who appears to be the odd man out. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of Trump," 19 Aug. 2019 Stassi, 28, Smith, 31, and Lucroy, 33, all are out of minor league options, so one had to be the odd man out. — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, "Angels let go of catcher Jonathan Lucroy two days after return from injured list," 2 Aug. 2019 Dixon could be the odd man out in the Ravens’ backfield, with veteran Mark Ingram in place as the new No. — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, "The most interesting Ravens player at every position heading into 2019 training camp," 24 June 2019 Who is the odd man out in the Detroit Lions’ backfield on gameday among Blount, Johnson, Riddick and Abdullah? — Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, "How will Detroit Lions satisfy stable of running backs?," 23 May 2018 Eickhoff will start Sunday for triple-A Lehigh Valley and the Phillies plan to slide him into the rotation at the end of his rehab, which could make Eflin the odd man out. — Matt Breen, Philly.com, "Scott Kingery's clutch triple powers Phillies past Cardinals," 19 May 2018 In the end, Curry’s time off the court vastly exceeded the other candidates, leaving him as the odd man out for this voter. — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "The Crossover's All-NBA and All-Defensive Picks: Who Deserves to Make First Team?," 11 Apr. 2018 To go from understanding yourself as a rarity, the odd man out, to learning about others like you from the past and present legitimizes your existence. — Grace Madigan, The Seattle Times, "Student Voices: There is power in seeing yourself at the front of a classroom," 29 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'odd man out.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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