aberrant

Example Sentences

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Ending the survey allows the government to preserve a different story, one in which scarcity is aberrant and prosperity is the norm, and any evidence to the contrary can be written off as exceptional.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025

Again, the answer lies in the collective mindset of reality TV, whose fans are highly tolerant of aberrant behavior and quick to forgive missteps.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Lombardy's Lega party president, Attilio Fontana, said a guilty verdict would be "so aberrant, even from a judicial point of view, that I don't even want to think about it".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

The collaborative study conducted by Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital examined how aberrant DNA methylation distorts cellular developmental trajectories and thereby contributes to the formation of AT/RT.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

“If we don’t distinguish our heartache—don’t at least attempt to work through it, you understand—it tends to pop up later. In different ways, aberrant ways.”

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore