eccentricity

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

I can’t decide if it’s eccentricity, a clever psych-out-the-competition move, or just Mikaela Shiffrin being Mikaela Shiffrin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

His growing eccentricity, which included untied shoelaces and hair that spiked out in all directions, completed the stock image of a distracted scientist.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

"It was just the eccentricity of one particular goalkeeper in one particular moment which had a commentator rubbing his eyes in disbelief," adds Tyler.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

Not only any actual misdemeanor, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected.

From "1984" by George Orwell