fish out

Example Sentences

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To continue the maritime theme, Wolves have looked like a fish out of water for most of this Premier League campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Recently Crowder spoke with The Times about his Southern background, including his upbringing in a liberal family in a conservative area and his current life as a fish out of water living in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

And we scoop trillions of fish out of the water indiscriminately in large nets who are left to die slowly by asphyxiation.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

"I do feel like a fish out of water. The knock-on effects has been massive. I'm just riding the wave of it really," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

If I felt like a fish out of water in my family, I felt like a fish on Mars in Adam’s circle.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman