odd
Example Sentences
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In the latter stages especially, games could be decided by the odd goal, a single incident, a moment.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Yet this strangely compelling work has simultaneously beguiled and baffled art historians for generations, starting with the odd moment that Pontormo chose to depict in his innovative way, isolated from the rest of the narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
That’s an odd way of saying the president isn’t telling the truth.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
It was odd when it became really hip in the last 10 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
He’d hit the snow and collapsed, arms and legs splayed at odd angles.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.