oddity
Example Sentences
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Her mother died when Sydney was 7, and she was influenced by the oddities of her father, a yachtsman who dressed Sydney in a sailor suit until she was 18.
Beneath the surface, however, Bohm has faced obstacles and oddities, including a frightening elbow infection and a viral social media post touting his generosity that was untrue.
From Los Angeles Times
Sports underestimate their human elements, the tics and oddities that make them unique.
Together, the studies provide new insights into fast radio bursts and suggest they could become valuable tools for studying the universe, rather than remaining mysterious cosmic oddities.
From Science Daily
In yeast they are extremely small and precise -- a striking oddity in the tree of life that has puzzled chromosome biologists for decades.
From Science Daily
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