anomalous

Example Sentences

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She was looking for anomalous 14C spikes left by violent space weather events—solar flares, other outbursts from the Sun, and exploding stars—that unleash short, exceptionally intense showers of high energy particles.

From Science Magazine

“You have this very dense, very anomalous structure with this other stuff filling in the gaps around it, if you will. Think of it like things stuck in Jell-O, maybe.”

From Washington Post

"We're assuming that this year is going to be somewhat anomalous ... Still feeling the effects of higher prices," Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey said at the company's investor meeting.

From Reuters

You may know how that one poor word feels after seeing “Shucked,” the anomalous Broadway musical about corn that opened on Tuesday at the Nederlander Theater.

From New York Times

Those “who commit such anomalous acts will be punished” and will be “prosecuted without mercy,” he said, without saying what the punishment entails.

From Reuters