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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Kabul wants to boost cooperation with an India that is also at odds with Pakistan, and as the Taliban continues to seek formal international recognition as the government of Afghanistan.
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Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
This is totally at odds with the reality on the ground.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Democrats were quick to pan the move as a bailout that redirects foreign investment out of the US while lawmakers remain at odds over rising health care costs domestically.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Tan and his political opponents were at odds for good reason.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
This is totally at odds with the reality on the ground.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Democrats were quick to pan the move as a bailout that redirects foreign investment out of the US while lawmakers remain at odds over rising health care costs domestically.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Tan and his political opponents were at odds for good reason.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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