eccentric

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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

They seek help at a nearby castle and encounter the eccentric strangers who live there, holding a party.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The “Satyagraha” and “Akhnaten” revivals have been the designed-to-dazzle inventions of quirky director Phelim McDermott, a co-founder of Impossible, an eccentric British theater company.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Though he learned to speak a fluent, somewhat eccentric English, his written command of the language was mediocre at best.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides