out of place
Example Sentences
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Granted, this upscaled, agreeably rangy treatment of an adventure storyline that wouldn’t have been out of place on the show could have attempted more.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Post-accident inspections later found three more UPS MD-11s with bearing parts out of place.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
He was being raised in a liberal Jewish household with a vocal and politically progressive mother, and Elliott’s views were out of place.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Atoms that are out of place are less stable and more likely to dissolve when exposed to water.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
It looked strange and out of place, like something from a Hollywood picture.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm