freakishness

Example Sentences

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There was a freakishness about the four goals and the whole occasion.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As for the seeming freakishness of this happening to such a young person, Kloner pointed out that commotio cordis "can occur in people with otherwise normal hearts."

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023

It’s lost some of the freakishness and the weirdos, which I miss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2019

As in Eileen, Moshfegh excels here at setting up an immediately intriguing character and situation, then amplifying the freakishness to the point that some rupture feels inevitable.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2018

Monsters always command attention, if only for their freakishness.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson