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Avira is the odd man out, with 17.5 points, though that score is still good enough to earn it the designation Top Product.
—PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
Allie: This whole dynamic started to change where one of them always seemed to be the odd man out or was jealous.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
With the Dodgers needing a spot for veteran utility man Chris Taylor, Heyward was the odd man out in a roster crunch.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
That tournament ended with the Boston Celtics (whose three Olympians didn’t include Finals MVP Jaylen Brown, but did include Jayson Tatum, who often was the odd man out in Coach Steve Kerr’s rotation in Paris) beating a Dallas Mavericks team led by Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 12 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Odd man out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odd%20man%20out. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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