fish out of water

Example Sentences

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I felt like a fish out of water.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

“David would be like a fish out of water if he were out of public service,” Bumpers, who served 18 years with Pryor in the Senate, said in 2006.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Percival wanted to imply a connection between Daryl’s story as “a fish out of water and an alien in a strange land” to that of Williams’ ambassador from Ork.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

I'm convinced that Haaland needs the constant flow of goals and without them he's like a fish out of water.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

Zheng groaned and flipped around like a fish out of water.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook