freak

Example Sentences

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“I had a motivated, freak athlete,” O’Malley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Advancements that seek to end the friction of reality — the freak occurrences, edge cases and bum luck of a given day — ultimately sap the world of excitement and color.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

For many of the tracks on “Halo,” Day would start off with a producing collaborator and finish on her own: “They’ll usually send me home with the Ableton file, then I get to freak it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The grade-two calf tear he sustained originated from a "freak accident" when he overstretched at the end of his semi-final, straining the muscle which eventually gave out in the medal race.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

People started crowding around the taxi, peering in, snapping photos with their phones, making me feel I was something from a freak show.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda