at odds
Example Sentences
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It's a message at odds with the hand-written sign on the clear plastic sheet taped across the empty doorframe of Zvi's blast-damaged balcony.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
While the common rhetoric often makes it seem like energy and environmental goals are at odds, examples among leading energy and transportation companies have shown otherwise.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
One of the earliest readings I encountered was by the theorist David Halperin, who defined “queer” as “whatever is at odds with the normal, the legitimate, the dominant.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Xaro's flowery protestations of passion amused her, but his manner was at odds with his words.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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