out of shape
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Cole remembers him being so out of shape that he needed a water break after the first play of the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
This is just me talking, but: If you’re feeling out of shape, you aren’t agreeing to do a fashion shoot in an ice bath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025
The Dukes balls have been regularly changed because they have gone out of shape, causing frustrating delays in play.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
The buzz on Doncic at Dallas was that he was lazy, chronically out of shape and self-unaware.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025
The sunlight seemed wrong, twisted out of shape, like the Boss’s neck.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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