eccentric

Example Sentences

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The musician, 31, is performing as Zidler – the show's eccentric master of ceremonies – marking her highly anticipated Broadway debut.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Behind the camera, Jacobs’ friend and occasional creative collaborator, Sofia Coppola, asks whether they’re favoring a serious look, or something more eccentric — in line with Jacobs’ reputation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

It hires restless aviators and eccentric daredevils to transport crazy stuff that no one else will.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Then, just after the calamity of World War II, in a remote corner of eastern France, he moved Modernism’s goal posts with a single, eccentric, transcendent project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

They say "asseptable” for acceptable, “asses- sories" for accessories, "essentric” for eccentric, "estatic” for ecstatic, and “estraordinary” for extraordinary.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner