oddball

Example Sentences

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M31-2014-DS1 initially stood out as an "oddball," De says, but it now seems to be one of several examples, including NGC 6946-BH1.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

They followed it up with the vibrant, oddball, goosebumpy 3D Country in early 2023.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

That’s reflected in the oddball design of many exceptions.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

In the second half, an early 20th century oddball fantasia for four violas by British composer/violist York Bowen was preceded a gripping performance of the First Sextet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

There were practical jokes, including one on Hubert Hudson, the navigator, who was generally considered an oddball and a sitting duck for jokes.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong