peculiar

Example Sentences

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It may seem peculiar that it takes up so much room in comparison to the 9,600 square feet given to the new galleries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

This dinosaur belonged to a peculiar group of bird like theropods called alvarezsaurs.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

The seven-part limited series, which aired its second episode Sunday, subverts expectations at every turn, from its peculiar characters to the layered storytelling of writer-showrunner-director Steven Conrad to the nuanced performances of an enviable cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Early voting is underway in Texas, and some primary races are only getting more peculiar.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

I hardly know whether I had slept or not after this musing; at any rate, I started wide awake on hearing a vague murmur, peculiar and lugubrious, which sounded, I thought, just above me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë