out of place
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Playing 1,375 days after her last competitive match, Williams - one of the greatest players of all time - didn't look a touch out of place as she rediscovered her powerful serve and groundstrokes.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Granted, this upscaled, agreeably rangy treatment of an adventure storyline that wouldn’t have been out of place on the show could have attempted more.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
He was being raised in a liberal Jewish household with a vocal and politically progressive mother, and Elliott’s views were out of place.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Atoms that are out of place are less stable and more likely to dissolve when exposed to water.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Also, the only thing in the whole apartment that was out of place.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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