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

French, who plays 'widow' Debbie Fendon, said: "This is a sitcom about a very strange little oddball family who commit a massive fraud but pretend that it's no big deal."

From BBC • Jan. 7, 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

A secret about jelly beans and Ingestible Knowledge and an oddball scientist named Haazim Farooqi that they hadn’t shared with anybody, either.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein