eclectic
Example Sentences
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Her background is particularly eclectic: an engineer by training, she is a seasoned explorer who has worked in extreme environments including Antarctica.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Government officials hosted an eclectic mix of wealthy philanthropists, alternative medicine influencers, health tech executives, and medical researchers to discuss a wide range of issues, from Lyme disease to gut health.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
It’s distractingly eclectic but vastly preferable to sci-fi scores that just aim to sound, well, vast.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Over the past 40 years, an eclectic mix of financiers from Dubai to Taiwan invested hundreds of millions of dollars in developing the plane maker’s lightweight business jets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The Allies together were an eclectic, spirited group, loaded with idealism and aspirations and representing a broad swath of backgrounds.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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