eccentricities
Example Sentences
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Young, urban professionals—known for their college degrees, willingness to work late and such harmless eccentricities as paying large markups for “local” produce—do not ordinarily instill terror.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Having varying eccentricities and varying inclinations simultaneously is well understood from a modeling perspective, but having one and not the other is not as easily explained.
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
For Posey, whose life and career have been filled with tiny, singular eccentricities that have so endeared her to fans all over the world, the passing of some berries between friends was apt.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
This woman, in all her eccentricities and in her appearance, is almost impossible to describe, but I shall make some attempt to do so a little later on.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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