eccentric

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

MY GRANDMOTHER, MY BABCI, WAS what mother diplomatically called eccentric and my father less diplomatically called meshuggeneh.

From Literature

Adams, 30, needed help getting the bungalow up to her colorful, eccentric standards.

From Los Angeles Times

Christopher was named after his Scottish great-great-grandfather: an old eccentric who was said to have spent all his time outside, atop a hill.

From Literature

Meanwhile, Weapons star Amy Madigan was nominated for her role as an eccentric aunt who shows up in a US town just before the local school children go missing.

From BBC

But also eccentric, loner, rogue, oddball—even weirdo.

From The Wall Street Journal