peculiarly
Example Sentences
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I suspect this is one of those peculiarly British collisions of ambiguity, assumption and social discomfort.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 11, 2026
In a Granta interview conducted late in her life, she challenged the interviewer to consider that the concept of “whiteness” is peculiarly American: “Think about it, “ she prompted.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 2, 2026
Arefi favored raspberry mazurkas and the Uncle Seth’s pink-frosted cookies that are peculiarly ubiquitous in Seattle cafes.
From Seattle Times β Dec. 5, 2023
ITV's controller of factual programmes has said the issues in the series "feel like peculiarly 21st Century threats emerging from, or aggravated by, our online world".
From BBC β Jul. 25, 2023
So peculiarly individual was its shape that at first glance the hat appeared to be on the head of someone standing immediately behind Luster.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
