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
When it was released in June last year, “Materialists” quickly sparked debate among moviegoers for the eccentricities of its screenplay and cast, and the ire of those who felt the film was mismarketed.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 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
I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle and may regulate a thousand celestial observations that require only this voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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