at odds
idiom
: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement
The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).
—often + withThe two groups have long been at odds with each other.
He was completely at odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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Greg Norman has been been at odds with the PGA Tour for decades.
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Kendall Capps, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
After being at odds with her mom, the singer made the decision to leave and ended up sleeping in her car for about a month.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Within the human rights community, advocates are at odds with one another about what to do.
—Lomi Kriel, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Safety and inclusion in spaceflight don’t need to be at odds.
—Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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Kendall Capps, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
After being at odds with her mom, the singer made the decision to leave and ended up sleeping in her car for about a month.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Within the human rights community, advocates are at odds with one another about what to do.
—Lomi Kriel, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Safety and inclusion in spaceflight don’t need to be at odds.
—Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at odds
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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