leave out
Example Sentences
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It's hard to leave out Miroslav Klose, for example, although for what it's worth the top goalscorer in World Cup history would come in a close 11th.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Neville is smart enough as a documentarian to leave out platitudes, but also to let access to Michaels’ Maine retreat be a vibe rather than some knockout reveal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
When engineers leave out too much to save money, bright colors can’t always make up for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
When climate models leave out calcifying plankton, they may miss key steps in the global carbon cycle.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
Human history has no purpose or goal; but there are plenty of origins, foundations, evolutions and developments, and if you leave them out then you leave out any possibility of understanding change.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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