out of place

ADJECTIVE
  1. of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
ADVERB
  1. in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous
    he felt out of place in the lingerie shop
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How To Use out of place In A Sentence

  • By then though, it was too late and the story had been twisted so far out of recognition that the forced references to things like Namek, Oozaru, and Roshi's pervertedness just seemed out of place and stupid. Anime Nano!
  • As soon as the door closed behind her I hurried to the dirty window in the front room and I watched as she walked down the street looking remarkably out of place in the drab surroundings in her bright green dress.
  • Up against a nation of multi - million pound players, I think the Scotland captain more than held his own and looked like he could have easily have slotted into the Italian team without looking out of place.
  • Wait, now- here is a curl which slipped out of place, as I tucked it carefully under your snood.
  • The static set pieces would not be out of place in a picture gallery. Times, Sunday Times
  • Not only would it look out of place, says the conservation panel, but it would be incompatible with grazing livestock.
  • Some dresses feature freaky frilled hemlines, and striped suits were shown with dramatic hats that wouldn't have looked out of place at Ascot.
  • We stayed at Castle Venlaw Hotel, an 18th Century country castle in the Scottish baronial style, which wouldn't look out of place in northern France.
  • I feel a little out of place in my neatly pressed tennis shorts, matching shirt and new pair of Adidas sneakers.
  • These holiday season signs seem eerily out of place in this grief-stricken city.
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