odd bird

Example Sentences

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An odd bird it is, dwelling in a dusty room that lacks a window or a view.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

“It’s an odd bird in the sense of it’s not an obvious thing,” he said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2020

Robbie’s fictional Kayla, a self-proclaimed “evangelical millennial,” is not an easily classifiable political type but a believably odd bird.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2019

I was always an odd bird, I didn’t really fit anywhere.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2016

The general color of this odd bird is purplish, changing to bright blue on the crown and rump, and with a reddish nape.

From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)