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

Her fate is prelude, prediction and warning — it’s not an aberration.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

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

"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

Perhaps Fine’s monograph gave impetus to the press; whenever they did chess stories, reporters would look for a certain amount of aberration among the players.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady