out of shape
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“I’d rather watch a movie starring a schlub who’s out of shape and never fired a gun before,” Cregger told Polygon of his adaptation.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
After a series of career successes—such as launching a network of charter schools in Mississippi and Tennessee—he found himself, in his mid-30s, out of shape and unfulfilled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He did not step out of shape and get isolated, as he has done previously.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
This is just me talking, but: If you’re feeling out of shape, you aren’t agreeing to do a fashion shoot in an ice bath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
She did not want to spend her life with leeches covering her legs, she did not want her back to bend out of shape, and yet she never wanted to leave this house.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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