aberration

Example Sentences

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The RedHawks are also a statistical aberration unlike anything in the sport’s modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

It’s tempting to see these developments as a victory, as the rule of law slowly reasserting itself over a deadly aberration in America’s social contract.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

"Allowing millions of human beings to live -- and die -- victims of hunger is a collective failure, an ethical aberration, a historical sin," Leo said in a speech at the Rome-based UN agricultural agency.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

It has been one of its recurring features, not an aberration but a persistent force, destructive and yet oddly creative, producing new boundaries and new regimes.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

I say, holding up an index card with the word aberration written on it.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone