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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Unfortunately, that makes all the non-Skubal options in this market easy-to-resist, even at odds that might look tempting on the surface.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
How Trump has been at odds with the late-night hosts.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Long-term goals and short-term pressures were at odds, and some companies were looking at their internal sustainability goals as a box-checking measure rather than an opportunity to showcase a larger message to customers.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Firefighters in Orland Park and the president of the Orland Fire Protection District Board are at odds over whether paramedic service and response times in the district have suffered since an ambulance was taken out of service early last month.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
How Trump has been at odds with the late-night hosts.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Long-term goals and short-term pressures were at odds, and some companies were looking at their internal sustainability goals as a box-checking measure rather than an opportunity to showcase a larger message to customers.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Firefighters in Orland Park and the president of the Orland Fire Protection District Board are at odds over whether paramedic service and response times in the district have suffered since an ambulance was taken out of service early last month.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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