at odds

phrase

: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement

The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).

—often + with

The two groups have long been at odds with each other.

He was completely at oddswith the way the problem was being handled.

The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.

Examples of at odds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last down the backstretch, lightning struck as this stretch-running son of Curlin thundered home with powerful strides and won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23 to 1 under a brilliant ride from jockey Jose Ortiz. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

The ultraconservative breakaway group, which celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass and rejects the liberalizing reforms implemented by the Second Vatican Council, has been at odds with the Vatican for decades. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

The Burbank airport’s site in the San Fernando Valley, however, has often put its leaders at odds with residents of surrounding suburban neighborhoods. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

But that idea is at odds with how leaders actually talk about this generation. — Frantz M. Berthaud, STAT, 7 July 2026

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