How to Use at odds in a Sentence
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The front of the house and the kitchen crew are often at odds.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Those views are at odds with how many young people feel about the king.
—Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 12 May 2023
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But a fairy tale for grown-ups and a fairy tale at odds with itself.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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Good medicine and wellness are not at odds with good public health.
—Robert M. Califf, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
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Many of the claims, though, were at odds with the video evidence.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
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In my world, the two vibes don’t have to be at odds with one another.
—Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
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Too often, no one is sure who makes the final call when speed and risk are at odds.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Some see it as directly at odds with getting work done in the lab.
—Bynatalia Mesa, science.org, 8 June 2023
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The absences were at odds with how the tour had been marketed.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
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Her career and image was very much at odds with her childhood.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2025
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There are some key aspects of the bill at odds with the House version.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
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This puts her at odds with Rachel, her beloved college-student niece.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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To read in this way is to go against the grain, to feel oneself at odds, alienated, alone.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 June 2023
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The company and town were for years at odds over its annual tax bill.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 15 June 2023
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The bull case is a torrent of words at odds with cash-flow reality.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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The families of some of the missing are at odds about what should happen next.
—Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 1 June 2023
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The two have long been at odds, with territory at the heart of the dispute.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Colter and Russ seem to be at odds with how to handle things going forward.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
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Pokémon is at odds with the White House for the second time in months.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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The movement had been at odds with Kirk’s brand of conservatism for some time.
—Richard Hall, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
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But this approach is at odds with the false suspense the rest of the show attempts to concoct.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024
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Organization doesn’t have to be at odds with your home decor.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s comments in the past have been at odds with Tesla’s business.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 7 Aug. 2024
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That appeared to suggest that a deal was at hand, though the two sides remain at odds on many key issues.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 June 2023
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But this wasn’t the only case in which Bove seemed to be at odds with a judge’s instructions.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
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Drake and a portion of the West Coast continue to be at odds.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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But as evening hours set in, the upbeat tone stood at odds with the unwieldy scene at the Capitol.
—Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Not seeing the bigger picture led to gray kitchens that felt sterile, flat, or at odds with their own style.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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The route put the team at odds with an advancing Midwest storm system.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
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But the joyousness and sense of humor in the food felt at odds with the pageantry surrounding it.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
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