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“They tend to feel really far behind or out of place,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

D5 - the squat bungalow - now sits derelict, out of place among a row of plush, well-kept homes.

From BBC

A magical feather would not be out of place in “Wicked: For Good,” the second of Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” films for which Brooks served as director of photography and cinematographer.

From Los Angeles Times

He's poured a metaphorical can of Australian beer over the novel by converting Tolstoy's prose into a lingo that wouldn't sound out of place in the popular Aussie sitcom Kath & Kim.

From BBC

While some of the Governor’s assertions were challenged—Louisiana taxpayers will not be writing a check for Kelly’s buyout, officials confirmed—his baffled irritation isn’t out of place.

From The Wall Street Journal