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
A numbers man more than a people person, he’s a fish out of water in Atlanta, as he spells out in the song “How Can I Call This Home?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
"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
Jefferson brings the comedy so wonderfully, of this fish out of water.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024
It was as the meerkats were hauling the fish out of the pond, displaying real feats of teamwork, that I noticed something curious: every fish, without exception, was already dead.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
