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 odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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Investigators have not released details of what put the two men at odds.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
Her stance is at odds with the county Board of Supervisors, which passed a resolution late last year to prohibit deputies from assisting ICE unless there is a warrant or court order.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
The flux and passion that have shaped Siesbye’s life can feel at odds with her stately works, which invite stillness and meditation.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
His refusal to perform the hit puts him at odds with Quiet Ray, who sends a fresh pair of hitman to Tulsa to take out both Dwight and Lee.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
Her stance is at odds with the county Board of Supervisors, which passed a resolution late last year to prohibit deputies from assisting ICE unless there is a warrant or court order.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
The flux and passion that have shaped Siesbye’s life can feel at odds with her stately works, which invite stillness and meditation.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
His refusal to perform the hit puts him at odds with Quiet Ray, who sends a fresh pair of hitman to Tulsa to take out both Dwight and Lee.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 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 7 Dec. 2025.
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