out of place
Example Sentences
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Before the stage name, she was Daiaphi Lamare, a girl moving through boarding schools with what she now describes as a constant feeling of being out of place.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Not entirely out of place in Queens, as Stuhlmann said: “You do see more crop tops at the U.S. Open than at any other tournament.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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 like a refugee from the tropics, utterly out of place in this green and ferny wood.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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