eccentric
Example Sentences
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He was awkward, brooding and uneasy outside his eccentric family.
The case attracted huge public attention, with Martin's supporters casting him as a man taking a stand to defend his home - and others believing he was a violent eccentric turned vigilante.
From BBC
Newsom’s dad helped connect the eccentric music composer “to the outside world,” the governor wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
That same year, Altman also gave him the title role in his “Brewster McCloud,” an eccentric fable about a Houston loner determined to build a pair of wings and take flight.
From Los Angeles Times
Many more eccentric characters appear, such as Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a wounded veteran who loses himself by re-creating former battles with miniatures.
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