out in left field

idiom

US, informal
: very strange or unusual
ideas that are out in left field
Her position is way out in left field.

Examples of out in left field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With Brayan Bello in full control after getting two quick outs, Rafael Devers booted a hard grounder to third and Jarren Duran lost a line drive in the sun out in left field. Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2024 The catch is that almost none has showed any real benefit to patients, leading many experts to conclude that the entire field was, well, out in left field. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022 People need to feel free to speak up and share new ideas, even if those ideas are coming from way out in left field. Kevin Collins, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021

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“Out in left field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20in%20left%20field. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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