: unconventional
out-there styles

Examples of out-there in a Sentence

the professor's out-there political views have made him a lightning rod for controversy on campus
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Best Backpacking Trip Heart Lake Kick back on the pebbly beach surrounding this out-there lake for a day or two, scoping for trumpeter swans, elk, grizzlies, and wolves in the daytime hours and getting dazzled by the stargazing at night. Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 3 June 2025 Ultimately, though, I’m just not convinced this movie’s out-there ending leaves viewers with much to chew on. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 July 2025 Plus, not all pre-employment tests are as out-there as Olive Garden’s and FedEx’s. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2025 Guests did not shy from donning some of the designer’s more out-there creations. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for out-there

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of out-there was in 1991

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“Out-there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-there. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

out-there

adjective
ˈau̇t-ˈt͟ha(ə)r,
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: unconventional
out-there styles
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