out of shape
Example Sentences
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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
Both teams have repeatedly asked for the ball to be changed because it has gone soft and out of shape.
From BBC • Jul. 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
All of which rushed him along now, out of breath and out of shape, trying to raise money that he knew dimly would lead him eventually only to trouble.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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