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Definition of "out of place" []

  • Not in the proper situation or arrangement, or inappropriate for the circumstances. (adjective)

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Use "out of place" in a sentence
  • "“Ancient Earth customs are out of place in Rigelian martial arts,” Lieutenant Commander Bjorta announced to the class."
  • "All seem totally out of place in this hot-as-snot stretch of desert sand."
  • "Nowhere in Las Vegas did the high rollers gamble higher than on the eighteen-hole emerald-green oases that looked so out of place in the bronze desert sand."
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