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Definition of "off-kilter" [off-kilter]

  • Askew. (adjective)

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Use "off-kilter" in a sentence
  • "I love the off-kilter rhyming and how it all seems non-sequitur and yet makes sense at the same time."
  • "The eyes of the lead “actresses” are often oddly slanted, off-kilter in relation to each other."
  • "What the listener gets are sparkling, tumbling songs such as “Nothing Left,” which opens with an ominous riff, adds an off-kilter slashing rhythm section and leaps into an infectious fist-pump chant before cascading into a brilliant chorus that contains an actual hook."
  • "The eyes of the lead “actresses” are often oddly slanted, off-kilter in relation to each other."
  • "What the listener gets are sparkling, tumbling songs such as “Nothing Left,” which opens with an ominous riff, adds an off-kilter slashing rhythm section and leaps into an infectious fist-pump chant before cascading into a brilliant chorus that contains an actual hook."
  • "The lacklustre band name – picked because main members Neil and Sharon Finn formed Pajama Club while lounging in their jim-jams one night – is a terrible introduction to an unexpectedly off-kilter project by the Crowded House leader and his wife."
  • "So is a prospective candidate with a slightly off-kilter appearance better off altering or embracing it?"