count me out

Example Sentences

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One picks up a new sport, though you’ll have to count me out for pickleball: The pock-pock-pock sound sends me around the nearest bend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

But the prime minister's message is clear to me: Don't count me out, however bad it looks now.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

And count me out of the search for meaning in West’s descent.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022

“And like I say, if you count me out, jokes on you.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021

After all, I'd saved nearly the whole of my New York salary, so I could just about afford it But the hollow voice said, "You better count me out."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath