be at odds
Example Sentences
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“This would be at odds with the administration’s apparent desire to lower mortgage rates,” he writes.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
“We’ve worked hard to fashion a new identity, which might be at odds with how our family thinks about us.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025
"It has never been the Thames Water board's intention to be at odds with the government's ambition to reform the water industry," the spokesperson added.
From BBC • May 20, 2025
Even if Kennedy follows through with all of the items in the deal, there are myriad other actions he could take that would be at odds with its spirit, Jamieson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025
Not only was her voice robotic; she was also saying things that she never would have said before, expressing sentiments that seemed to be at odds with the mother Flora had always known.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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