out of shape
Example Sentences
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With plans twisted out of shape, and under stress and scrutiny, they won all the same.
From BBC • May 17, 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
In a couple of weeks Cooper Jr.’s catch will be poorly “recreated” at Thanksgiving touch football games by out of shape goofballs like me who have no business playing any football.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 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
They found the end of the island, quite distinct, and not magicked out of shape or sense.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
