miss out

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to leave out; overlook

2. to fail to experience

   by leaving early you missed out on the celebrations

Example Sentences

"I didn't want to miss out," says Imogen Farmer, 19, a second-year student at the University of Leeds.

From BBC

Bellingham has failed to earn a recall despite returning from a shoulder injury, while Foden and Grealish also miss out despite returning to form with Manchester City and Everton respectively.

From BBC

The FSB's Tina McKenzie says it's "not ok" that some people miss out on their awards – but argues that she isn't surprised when "500,000 business have closed over the last four to five years".

From BBC

Bremerton School District, in reality, Kennedy’s private, optional, unobtrusive team prayers were none of these things: He often made them surrounded by large crowds of students, some of whom felt compelled to join so as not to miss out on playing time, and the media circus Kennedy created became so disruptive that the team’s head coach quit after the season because he feared for his safety.

From Slate

Contractors, who work for federal agencies but are not directly employed by the government, will miss out on work, too.

From BBC

Related Words

• bypass 
• delete 
• discard 
• disregard 
• edit 
• eliminate 
• ignore 
• neglect 
• overlook 
• prohibit 
• skip 
• withhold