aberrant

Example Sentences

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It’s when a society is beset by aberrant behaviors to the point that it responds by lowering its own standards.

From Seattle Times

They did not find aberrant crypt foci or other indicators of toxicity in the animals.

From Scientific American

Judge Marian Payson said she would make a decision after considering whether Jakubonis’ actions last week were “aberrant” behavior and whether there is enough support in place if he is released from jail.

From Seattle Times

In such a country, the events of Jan. 6 and the surrounding coup attempt, including the threat of martial law, could no longer be understood as extraordinary or aberrant.

From Salon

Fortenberry “did not engage in this wrongdoing out of an urgent financial need or because of an aberrant life circumstance,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.

From Seattle Times