aberrant

Example Sentences

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Colors become aberrant, shifting suddenly from greens into turquoise blue, while authentic nature steps aside for abstraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

"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

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

The basset-hound data, Bateson argued, was either aberrant or inaccurate.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee