How to Use out of alignment in a Sentence
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This was to knock their internal rhythms out of alignment with the true time of day.
— Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2012 -
The knuckles of my hands don't match anymore, their twin-hood out of alignment.
— Seija Rankin, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2021 -
But their actions sometimes feel out of alignment with the goal.
— Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022 -
There’s no way around the fact that sleeping on your belly puts your back, neck, and head out of alignment.
— Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022 -
By June 25, the moon will have moved out of alignment, according to Sky & Telescope.
— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022 -
But living out of alignment with her true self caused drama and turmoil.
— Veronica Wells, Essence, 1 Dec. 2021 -
One couple who heard about the problems at the field volunteered to rebuild the pitcher’s mound on one field that had been out of alignment for years.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021 -
You’re being encouraged to say yes to everything that feels good and healthy, and no to anyone or anything that feels out of alignment.
— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021 -
Rims that are out of alignment can be fixed by carefully adjusting spokes, but that requires time, a spoke wrench and patience.
— George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2023 -
Then the machine sends bursts of radio waves into select parts of your body that, in turn, knock various proportions of your protons out of alignment.
— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023 -
The most critical circadian rhythm, and the book’s primary focus, is the sleep/wake cycle, which too often falls out of alignment in our high-wattage, 24/7 world.
— A. Roger Ekirch, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 -
The best rifle case protects your rifle from bumps and bangs that can not only damage the finish, but also knock a scope out of alignment, or even worse, possibly cost you a trophy.
— Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023 -
There were a number of cases in which the entire collection of electrodes ended up out of alignment, typically because of a slight twist as they were dropped into place.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023 -
McAdams was inspired to write the story after a stint working at VH-1 in his 20s exposed him to celebrities whose edgy behind-the-scenes behaviors were out of alignment with their affable public image.
— Scott Huver, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Terms such as degenerated, desiccated, stuck, bone-on-bone, jammed, out of alignment, locked and twisted can color a patient’s self-perception of pain.
— Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2019 -
Words make very little sense, especially when, as happens blissfully once or twice, the dialogue slips out of alignment and one actor jumps ahead while another stays behind.
— Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023 -
The Dragon’s guidance system is also subject to failure, potentially causing the ship’s solar panels to slip out of alignment with the sun and requiring human intervention to set things right.
— Belinda Luscombe, Time, 10 Aug. 2021 -
This independence is risky and generally out of alignment with enterprise-wide governance.
— Lisa Wolfe, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
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