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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Aside from the tensions with Belarus, Poland has also long been at odds with the EU’s leadership over the issue of refugees and asylum across the bloc.
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The news came amid ongoing speculation that the influencers were at odds after Earle did not attend any of the Unwell Network's Super Bowl events in New Orleans back in early February.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump’s perspective on climate change appears to be at odds with that of his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who spent decades as an environmental attorney.
—Annie Waldman and Sharon Lerner, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Tradition and progress aren’t at odds, Dimayuga suggests, if a cook’s aim is to celebrate their own heritage in its fullest form.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 26 Mar. 2025
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The news came amid ongoing speculation that the influencers were at odds after Earle did not attend any of the Unwell Network's Super Bowl events in New Orleans back in early February.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump’s perspective on climate change appears to be at odds with that of his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who spent decades as an environmental attorney.
—Annie Waldman and Sharon Lerner, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Tradition and progress aren’t at odds, Dimayuga suggests, if a cook’s aim is to celebrate their own heritage in its fullest form.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 26 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2025.
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