quirk
Example Sentences
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“A combination of seasonality, weather, the quirks of the holiday calendar, and constrained capacity drove prices substantially higher, as opposed to stronger freight volumes,” said Ken Adamo, DAT’s chief of analytics.
They argued that the lack of addresses — along with other quirks, such as having no streetlights or sidewalks in residential areas, leading many to walk at night with flashlights — added to the vaunted “village character.”
From Los Angeles Times
That was more than just a quirk of design.
From Los Angeles Times
As a musician, she’s as interested in sweeping, relatable drama as she is in peculiar artistic quirks.
From Salon
The intimacy of “matter” and “mattering” is a quirk of the English language.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
