out in left field
Example Sentences
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You can tell me if I’m out in left field, but I think about why Latinos love Japanese anime ... especially the post-apocalyptic stories we grew up with, like “Akira,” or “Neon Genesis Evangelion.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
"He's a proven winner everywhere he's gone. He's done a really good job. He gives us a huge opportunity to fill that void out in left field."
From Fox News • Mar. 16, 2022
Verdugo also stole an out in left field, leaning over the short wall in foul territory in the sixth inning to catch Nelson Cruz’s popup.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
“We were out in left field the whole night, never really had a great feel for the truck, a great-driving truck, and just salvaged what I could,” Busch said.
From Reuters • May 27, 2020
“After being with me. Except one. A very cynical man. Phil Resch. And he’s nutty; he works out in left field on his own.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
