peculiarity

Example Sentences

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Really, all of the peculiarities of the book serve to balance the scope and the tenderness and somehow suspend it all into mystery.

From Los Angeles Times

There, Erikson teased out the stealthy, almost sinister peculiarities of modern man-made hazards, like radioactivity and toxicity, and their special, traumatic effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the tantalizing peculiarities of the characters have been whittled down.

From Los Angeles Times

Length isn’t the only peculiarity, though: As good natured as it is, “Happiness” is also fairly generic; one wonders if it would have been programmed if it weren’t an import.

From The Wall Street Journal

And it warned that legislation introduced in 2023 has not removed all of the risks, and the collapse of the case was not a "one-off peculiarity created solely by outdated legislation".

From Barron's