aberrant

Example Sentences

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"This is just an aberrant episode in an otherwise productive life," she said, according to the Reuters news agency.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Four dynamics are highlighted here: self-excuses, blame-shifting, gaslighting and normalizing aberrant behavior.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

He hoped doing so might help him improve treatments for cardiac arrhythmias — aberrant rhythms of the heart — that can prove dangerous and even deadly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

It’s also possible that certain people with Long Covid clear the virus while continuing to suffer from an aberrant immune response it initiated.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2024

A crime is a relatively rare and aberrant event.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell