aberration

Example Sentences

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Nonetheless, when it comes to a deliberate exploration of men’s inner lives—how they think, feel and express themselves—the male psyche is becoming less the norm than an aberration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Investors will have to decide whether Kioxia’s disappointing report is an aberration or a sign of troubles ahead.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

I happen to have a legacy of former presidents and directors-counsels who have argued before the Supreme Court, so this was not a total aberration.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2025

To them, even after eight years of experience, the president is some type of sui generis figure, an aberration in American politics and culture.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2025

Didn’t he say that it’s our culture which allows us to believe that violence is an aberration, and that the primitive warfare we choose to ignore is a manifestation of nature, biology, and instinct?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker