leave out
Britishverb
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to cause to remain in the open
you can leave your car out tonight
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to omit or exclude
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, one of the people who paid the ultimate price in this feud is Anna’s coworker, whom she couldn’t leave out of her personal problems.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
And I actually don’t leave out the birthright citizenship case, because to understand how bad this term was, you can’t just count up the decisions.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
But No. 3 Spain has struggled offensively; leave out its 4-0 rout of Saudi Arabia and it scored just once.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
And it seems unfair to leave out Alain Delon’s Italian “Zorro” of 1975, if only because his countryman Jean Dujardin is now making our hero available in French.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“How did I get this scar? Don’t leave out any details, now.”
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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