out of place

Idioms  

1. Not in the proper situation, not belonging; inappropriate for the circumstances or location. For example, A high school graduate, she felt out of place among all these academics with advanced degrees, or This velvet sofa is out of place on the porch. This idiom uses place in the sense of “a fitting position.” [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Not entirely out of place in Queens, as Stuhlmann said: “You do see more crop tops at the U.S. Open than at any other tournament.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Before the stage name, she was Daiaphi Lamare, a girl moving through boarding schools with what she now describes as a constant feeling of being out of place.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He was being raised in a liberal Jewish household with a vocal and politically progressive mother, and Elliott’s views were out of place.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Against the famously physical Rockets, the 6-foot-2 guard doesn’t look out of place on defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“Yesterday. You said I wasn’t the 1st freak to feel out of place at school.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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