peculiar
Example Sentences
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“We are seeing very peculiar activity from a volatility perspective,” Mike Treacy, head of market risk at Apex Fintech Solutions, said on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
And so courts find themselves engaged in a peculiar exercise.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026
Once I grew up just enough to start grocery shopping according to a budget — not merely the amount of cash rattling around in my wallet that week — I realized something peculiar.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
Padilla’s peculiar but grounded characters may make you wait to see what they have in store, but she isn’t wasting any time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
He wished there was someone he could tell about the peculiar things he’d seen that day.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing peculiar
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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