How to Use at odds in a Sentence

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  • But the message is clear: These two are no longer at odds.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Those views are at odds with how many young people feel about the king.
    Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 12 May 2023
  • Taylor and the Colts have been at odds about his contract.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Back then, your fan bases were at odds with each other.
    Fred Bronson, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • 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
  • Blake Lively the brand was at odds with Blake Lively the actor.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • The companies now seem to be at odds on how to adjust your CPU.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 May 2024
  • Jackson came to be at odds with Blair over the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • The families of some of the missing are at odds about what should happen next.
    Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • 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
  • Some see it as directly at odds with getting work done in the lab.
    Bynatalia Mesa, science.org, 8 June 2023
  • Trump’s comments in the past have been at odds with Tesla’s business.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Heather Rae and Tarek El Moussa are at odds over an adorable subject.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • This is not the first time LeBron has been at odds with whiteness in his 21-year career.
    Essence, 2 July 2024
  • In the scenario about tortoises, though, Freedoms 4 and 5 seemed to be at odds.
    Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
  • As a whole, Love Has Won seemed to be at odds with capitalism.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Yet, the draft complaint underscored that behind the scenes, New Bedford and the T have been at odds over the value of the land the T seized.
    Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • But the practice can place the governor at odds with voters.
    Bryna Godar, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
  • Charlotte, the City of Trees? Charlotte’s desire to protect its trees and make room for growth have long been at odds.
    Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Pushing firms to comply with the Paris agreement is clearly at odds with this.
    R. David McLean, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Trump’s debate statement puts him at odds with most of his party on IVF.
    Lucy Tu, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Several Democrats have been at odds with each other over a slew of issues over the last three years.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 July 2024
  • This time, Khloé Kardashian is at odds with both Kim and Kourtney.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
  • The company and town were for years at odds over its annual tax bill.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 15 June 2023
  • This isn’t the first time West Maui Land Company and the state’s water commission have been at odds.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
  • With all of these factors at play, 42 million Americans are at odds on how to live a healthy life.
    Ashley Tyrner, Fortune, 2 June 2023
  • This is at odds with the contemporary style of consumerism.
    Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Societies are alive and try to survive on their own terms and are sometimes at odds with the interests of the people who live in them.
    Harry F. Dahms, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024

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