peculiar
Example Sentences
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“I suppose we all have notions that others might find peculiar,” Aunt Pretty said.
From Literature
The others nodded with a peculiar look coming into their eyes.
From Literature
I would have missed our peculiar, rust-red building with the big black doors.
From Literature
This time, there were no protests, no one declaring that malinchismo — behavior mirroring that of Malinche — signified a peculiar iteration of Mexican self-hatred.
From Los Angeles Times
That I have used the word “peculiar” in 34 columns.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
