How to Use misfit in a Sentence
misfit
noun-
This is for those that feel like the others, the misfits.
— Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 8 May 2017 -
Torts’s turn to wring the marrow out of a team of misfit toys.
— Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 -
The rest of the team was put together like the land of misfit toys.
— Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2021 -
This is not a bunch of up-and-comers or a band of misfits.
— Tim Kawakami, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2017 -
Maybe that’s because all the misfit toys find homes, even the doll who seems just fine to me.
— Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2020 -
In Blade Runner, the people were misfits, and the robots did the dirty work.
— Brian Raftery, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2017 -
So what future do our beloved space misfits have, if any, in the MCU?
— Brendan Morrow, The Week, 5 May 2023 -
If there is really a land of the misfit toys, this is it.
— John General, CNN, 30 Jan. 2021 -
The galaxy and crew of misfits that Berry creates are weird.
— Swapna Krishna, latimes.com, 31 May 2018 -
The show was led by a crew of nerdy misfits, all scientists on the west coast of the United States.
— cleveland, 8 Oct. 2019 -
Thus the image of my misfit soul, batted back and forth between the forces of good and evil.
— Sara Eckel, Longreads, 1 June 2018 -
For the weirdos and misfits celebrating the creepiest night of the year.
— Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Oct. 2017 -
An odd-ball team of misfits and foreign agents fill out the roster.
— Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 -
But Rudolph, Santa, the sleigh and the misfit toys will cost a pretty penny.
— Kelsie Smith, CNN, 17 Oct. 2020 -
This is a household with a knack for taking in misfits.
— Rena Gross, Billboard, 4 July 2018 -
The homeliest misfit even gets to fly to New York with a human in tow.
— Nancy Coleman, CNN, 23 June 2017 -
The dogs lead to comedic chaos in her home, and her misfit teenage son Henry (Lewis MacDougall) is meant to be part of it.
— Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 4 July 2018 -
This is for those who feel like the unders, the misfits — this represents us.
— Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 8 May 2017 -
The adorable movie featuring the island of misfit toys and Herbie the elf hit the airwaves (and our hearts) in 1964.
— Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022 -
As celebrity memoirs go, Sharon Stone's is a bit of a misfit.
— Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2021 -
Jyn and a team of misfits set out to steal the plans for the planet-killer and deliver them to the Rebellion.
— Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 1 July 2017 -
Church for misfits Tanzella still wears his past on him.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2019 -
The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently.
— Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 -
The city comes alive, its streets, alleys, mugs, misfits, cops, and private dicks.
— John Timpane, Philly.com, 11 Jan. 2018 -
Which means that back on the island, the misfit toys are quarreling.
— Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 24 Apr. 2017 -
Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in a square hole, the ones who see things differently.
— Sarah Todd, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2019 -
Jonathan continues to teach Will that being a misfit is the coolest.
— Ashley Hoffman, Time, 29 Oct. 2017 -
When a corporate mega-park opens nearby, D.C. and his loony crew of misfits must pull out all the stops to try and save the day.
— Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019 -
Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.
— Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024 -
The new-look Big 12 is a football island of misfit toys that’s begging for an overlord.
— Sean Keeler, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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