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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he's nice enough, but there's something a little off-kilter about him
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as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
to me, the painting on the wall looks a little off-kilter
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Recent Examples of off-kilter
Cinematographer Pete Ohs and composer Josh Dibb construct an almost soothingly eerie world, guided by Conor’s (and ergo Birney’s) off-kilter charm.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Although the balance between the Eagles’ passing and rushing games seems to have been slightly off-kilter in recent contests, head coach Nick Sirianni says his team will be ready.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
In order to ground her off-kilter tale about a wannabe cheese-maker with real world bona fides, the filmmaker opted for a non-professional cast and an uncommonly intimate crew that all shared the same last name.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Welcome to the Dollhouse Year: 1995 Run Time: 88 minutes
Director: Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz’s off-kilter coming-of-age tale follows the adventures of Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo), a lonely tween navigating a particularly brutal suburban hellscape.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Although the balance between the Eagles’ passing and rushing games seems to have been slightly off-kilter in recent contests, head coach Nick Sirianni says his team will be ready.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
In order to ground her off-kilter tale about a wannabe cheese-maker with real world bona fides, the filmmaker opted for a non-professional cast and an uncommonly intimate crew that all shared the same last name.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Welcome to the Dollhouse Year: 1995 Run Time: 88 minutes
Director: Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz’s off-kilter coming-of-age tale follows the adventures of Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo), a lonely tween navigating a particularly brutal suburban hellscape.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for off-kilter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-kilter
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The bizarre clip, reportedly shot with an iPhone, featured West in a dentist’s chair asking people to go to the website.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Certainly, the eccentric characters and bizarre situations in his novels reflect a hallucinatory vision.—
Tom Vitale,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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From an uneven college career to constantly being doubted in the league, Hurts has had to silence haters with his wins and believe in himself when others didn’t.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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And the uneven division of the Keith and Vera plotlines makes Köln 75 a movie without a narrative center.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The win-then-disqualification made for a strange post-race set of circumstances.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2025
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Tekashi’s camp then called the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, which dispatched Bomb Squad officers to investigate the strange parcel.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gilda, who fell in love easily and often, and wasn’t afraid to be weird, or look ridiculous.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t to take a weird victory lap several years later.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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That benchmark is unattainable because mankind is made of crooked timber, and our station in life is influenced by happenstances beyond our control — our parents, siblings, relatives and place of birth.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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Workers reported bent rafters, crooked columns and snapped cables before the building collapsed, according to OSHA.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2025
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The actor simply finds something too funny to contain him or herself.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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And McGrath, who didn’t resort to telling jokes or making funny faces to force a smile out of Krzystof, literally took matters into her own hands.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Orlando’s Franz Wagner would’ve been in play here, but his mid-December oblique injury has limited him to 25 games.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Bosa made the Pro Bowl this season, but had issues with oblique injuries, missed two games and had nine sacks — his fewest in a non-injury season since his rookie year.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Having studied most of the 107 assists credited to goalkeepers in the Premier League, most are essentially long punts upfield that then rely on brilliant work done by the scorer, are the result of defensive mistakes, or are odd quirks that mean the goalkeeper gets the assist on a technicality.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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For someone who so often crows about free speech on X/Twitter, that seems pretty odd.—
Brenda Looper,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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