eccentricities
Example Sentences
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Young, urban professionals—known for their college degrees, willingness to work late and such harmless eccentricities as paying large markups for “local” produce—do not ordinarily instill terror.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"A planet caught in resonance finds its orbit deformed to higher and higher eccentricities, precessing faster and faster while staying in tune with the orbit of the binary, which is shrinking," Touma said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
Officers have sniped about his burly build, tendency to smile during interviews and other eccentricities.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025
This woman, in all her eccentricities and in her appearance, is almost impossible to describe, but I shall make some attempt to do so a little later on.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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