eccentric

Example Sentences

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Christopher was named after his Scottish great-great-grandfather: an old eccentric who was said to have spent all his time outside, atop a hill.

From Literature

Meanwhile, Weapons star Amy Madigan was nominated for her role as an eccentric aunt who shows up in a US town just before the local school children go missing.

From BBC

But also eccentric, loner, rogue, oddball—even weirdo.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Lily is someone who lives with color in a deeper way than most. Her taste is bold, silly, fun, eccentric. It’s exciting,” he told AD.

From MarketWatch

It’s a traditional sort of U.K. series, a well-dressed postwar period piece with an eccentric detective at its center.

From Los Angeles Times