oddball

Example Sentences

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Rai is the oddball wearing not one, but two gloves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Did your love of country music make you an oddball as a schoolkid growing up in England?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"For a long time, no one knew quite what to make of these oddball little blips of dimming," Bouma said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 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

They use ’em for oddball stuff, like holding back wires or keeping wood together while it’s being glued.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy