freakishness

Example Sentences

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There was a freakishness about the four goals and the whole occasion.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

And once we recenter the figures on the edge, the putative center becomes distant and defamiliarized, stripped of its protective sheen of conformity in a way that makes its true freakishness visible.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

As for the seeming freakishness of this happening to such a young person, Kloner pointed out that commotio cordis "can occur in people with otherwise normal hearts."

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023

It’s lost some of the freakishness and the weirdos, which I miss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2019

Monsters always command attention, if only for their freakishness.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson