anomalous

Example Sentences

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It is becoming more common in some places to see mingling between men and women who aren’t relatives, socializing that was anomalous a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

It’s true that commodities on the whole did poorly from 2023 to 2024, but Emanuel calls that anomalous period a temporary “dip” that is now reversing.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“It’s completely unprecedented, completely anomalous — representative, I think, of a major transformation of our normal political life,” said Jack Rakove, a Stanford University emeritus professor of history and political science.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Prof Armstrong said it was "anomalous that we have one single state organisation that is immune from prosecution".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

These kinds of mistakes were not anomalous events.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell