at odds
idiom
: 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 + withThe 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.
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Now, the fallout from this month’s shooting on campus threatens to once again put the university at odds with the administration.
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
But the size of the gray market may be fundamentally at odds with its viability.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Getting your message across is difficult when Venus and Saturn are at odds.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Unlike in other video games, the narrative and gameplay beats aren't at odds with themselves.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
But the size of the gray market may be fundamentally at odds with its viability.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Getting your message across is difficult when Venus and Saturn are at odds.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Unlike in other video games, the narrative and gameplay beats aren't at odds with themselves.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at odds
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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