out of alignment

idiom

: out of line or proper arrangement : not aligned
The parts were out of alignment.

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While the objective of the side bend is to move side to side while holding a weight, eventually that weight will shift forward, pulling you out of alignment and forcing your shoulders to roll forward. Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2022 One of his losses at the French was to Robin Soderling, a Swedish player going against Nadal on a day when the planets had to be out of alignment. Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022 In a paper published on September 14 in Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences USA, the researchers suggest that being in tune with a conversational partner is good but that going in and out of alignment with them might be better. Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021 But my body had been speaking to me for a long time — telling me something was out of alignment even before the IBS. Ally Dwyer As Told To Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2021 See all Example Sentences for out of alignment 

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“Out of alignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20alignment. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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