Out Of Practice

Maybe more, considering she was playing with an out-of-practice body and often had to climb out of deficits with sheer will. ❋ Intertribal (2010)

Hell, for what it's worth, as out-of-practice as I am since I graduated from my Chinese school, I'm doing my best to occasionally read even Chinese language essays and flash fiction because that too is part of my heritage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Among the anecdotes included in the essay is a description of the rowdy fans who booed out-of-practice ball players returning from service in the Second World War. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I think I am too out-of-practice to provide more than a bulleted list at this point. ❋ ScienceWoman (2007)

January 30, 2008 3:55 PM out-of-practice linguist said... ❋ Josh (2008)

I'm sure there must be a better and more appropriate term for 'familiarity' in either Latin or Greek than 'solacium'; but, being a rather out-of-practice Classicist, I can't think what it would be for the moment. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In government now and after two decades in the wilderness of opposition -- Labour's out-of-practice enforcers are finding it difficult to keep tabs on their far-flung empire of agencies and ministries. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Your Thor in that example has a much lower cost of time and, as mentioned, will likely get the best gear and stomp the out-of-practice "bazaar-tastic" dentist. ❋ Unknown (2005)

He slid forward on to the table where his teeth met the rim of his pudding bowl with a shocking crack, like the knees of an out-of-practice supplicant. ❋ Mark Gatiss (2004)

Scrubby brush made fine cover to a pair of experienced (if out-of-practice) scouts. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (1998)

The string of Christmas lights, blinking erratically like an out-of-practice chorus line. ❋ Katherine Applegate (1996)

All these old, fat, out-of-practice reservists are marching to a front held by battle-seasoned troops. ❋ Clancy, Tom, 1947- (1986)

The next, Tarvaris Jackson is bouncing a bobbled snap off every extremity like an out-of-practice sidewalk juggler. ❋ By MIKE TANIER (2011)

AA President Edmund King said: '' There are concerns about out-of-practice drivers at home, yet the vast majority of us are out of practice at driving abroad. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nite Owl and Silk Spectre casually kill people in street fights, far too easily for out-of-practice heroes who haven't seen combat in a decade. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Surely it is not right for inexperienced or out-of-practice drivers to be expected to go into a race completely cold. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"I'll [race] you!" "[Nah], I'm out of practice!" "[fat ass]" ❋ Solstice.barrett (2010)