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The phrase "it felt off" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to describe a feeling of unease or discomfort. Here is an example: "I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but something about the situation felt off. It was like there was something hidden beneath the surface."
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Sharper dialogue would have helped in the standoff scene – it felt off that they would just surrender their weapons so quickly to a group of toughs who had just apparently garroted a few escape pod survivors.
It felt off the cuff.
So the first time I saw the quote it felt off to me -- a bit too peppy, more like something from a Hallmark greeting card.
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"It felt off-brand," he says.
Much of it feels off point.
"The difference between an amateur and a professional is that it feels off the cuff, but it's something I've worked very hard on," the comedian Rob Delaney, the author of an eponymous new book, told me.
This is a classic Web 2.0 marketing strategy, but it feels off-kilter for the times we live in.
And, it's true that something felt off for all of those years.
When Paper Boi walks up on the trio of teens, something about it feels off.
She knows that the whole exchange process feels weird and wants to know why it feels off.
If it feels off balance, repack it and try to distribute the weight more evenly on either side.
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