oddity

Example Sentences

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In yeast they are extremely small and precise -- a striking oddity in the tree of life that has puzzled chromosome biologists for decades.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

How this proudly low-budget effort managed to license those tunes is as curious as so much else in this ragtag oddity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The oddity shows up in the options markets too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Manchester United are still a bit of an oddity but they are entertaining, you'd give them that.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

“Even among the Divergent, you are somewhat of an oddity, because you have aptitude for three factions. Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth