out of whack
Example Sentences
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The truth is college sports have always been a little out of whack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"Having to play with an insole throughout my entire career threw the rest of my body out of whack."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
At times, big atmospheric waves that form closer to the ground can travel upward and knock the polar vortex out of whack.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
When the market falls, your portfolio gets out of whack — the value of your stocks might shrink while your bond holdings stay steady.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
She had a perforated bowel that was slowly leaking bile into her abdomen and it threw her organs out of whack.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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