eccentric
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Like the Brontës, the Draydens are the eccentric daughters of a widowed curate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the chapters accumulate, the reader gains a sense of the Jeff Beck that the authors describe as part genius, part unknowable eccentric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A solo show that Greenspan himself performed at Atlantic Theatre Company, this eccentric play was one of the most unexpectedly delightful works I read all year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wonka's The Golden Ticket will feature an AI-generated version of Wilder, who played the eccentric chocolatier in the 1971 film.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
He settles in almost immediately, though it takes him a bit to get used to Dr. Gachet; on first meeting he thinks him quite eccentric.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
He takes his time absorbing every seemingly inconsequential detail as he becomes attached to the personalities of eccentrics on their self-assigned quests to accomplish unlikely goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
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
Even among the ego-driven billionaire eccentrics of Silicon Valley, Ellison stood out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
Created by Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, “The Sticky” finds the dark humor in this crazy scheme; but it’s also a low-key portrait of a rural Canada populated by eccentrics and petty bureaucrats.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
Settlers arrived—mostly wayward souls and eccentrics who had meandered off the Oregon Trail.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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