weirdness

Example Sentences

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Both Kennedy and Trump are famous eccentrics who possess a charismatic weirdness that somehow captures people’s imaginations — and inspires them to become devoted followers.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Mixing American history with wild fabulation, and parental grief with Buddhist spirituality, the book’s weirdness and originality helped smuggle through its schmaltzy moralizing about selflessness and empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Some storylines are meant to be poignant but are overwhelmed by the weirdness or feel exploitative, or the characters aren’t dimensional enough to move you.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

He also said the case of the British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah "revealed the sheer weirdness of how Whitehall spends its time".

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

It was as if the whole weirdness last week hadn’t happened, as if she hadn’t come over to talk to us for no apparent reason at all.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller