out of shape
Example Sentences
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They're not coached to find space, to drag defences out of shape and then hit them hard.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Cole remembers him being so out of shape that he needed a water break after the first play of the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 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
The buzz on Doncic at Dallas was that he was lazy, chronically out of shape and self-unaware.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025
He was out of shape, and was clearly tired by the middle of the third game.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
