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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The Supreme Court has previously been at odds with Trump regarding the deportation of Salvadoran national Kilmar Armando Ábrego García and the president’s reliance on the Alien Enemies Act.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2025
Catherine Connolly was sworn in on Tuesday with a pledge to be a catalyst for change, resist militarization, and work toward a United Ireland—potentially putting her at odds with Ireland’s own government, and its allies in Europe and America.
—Gavan Reilly, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Shaheen found herself at odds with her daughter, 51-year-old Stefany Shaheen, who is running for Congress in New Hampshire.
—Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
From the 15th century down to the present day, the Church has constructed an identity and a past at odds with what the records show—expanding the authority and power of the papacy in ways that have striking broader political implications.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2025
Catherine Connolly was sworn in on Tuesday with a pledge to be a catalyst for change, resist militarization, and work toward a United Ireland—potentially putting her at odds with Ireland’s own government, and its allies in Europe and America.
—Gavan Reilly, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Shaheen found herself at odds with her daughter, 51-year-old Stefany Shaheen, who is running for Congress in New Hampshire.
—Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
From the 15th century down to the present day, the Church has constructed an identity and a past at odds with what the records show—expanding the authority and power of the papacy in ways that have striking broader political implications.
—Literary Hub, 10 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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