odd bird

Example Sentences

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An odd bird it is, dwelling in a dusty room that lacks a window or a view.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

“It’s an odd bird in the sense of it’s not an obvious thing,” he said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2020

Robbie’s fictional Kayla, a self-proclaimed “evangelical millennial,” is not an easily classifiable political type but a believably odd bird.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2019

One caveat: I’m the odd bird who prefers Season 1.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2019

If I want to give my dog a little experience an odd bird or two don't matter.

From The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land by Connor, Ralph