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Examples of oddball in a Sentence
He used to be a real oddball back in high school.
she's known as the office oddball
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The film’s use of color, comedy, and music still holds up almost 100 years later, with visual wonders and oddball surprises helping to keep the whole family engaged.
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
And if that wasn’t enough, there is a final oddball feature of DJT stock that could trigger an explosion in prices, up or down.
—Bernard Condon, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
Ashley Blair, a whirligig of comic energy, is one of those actors whose oddball physicality and spit-second intensity make every scene funnier.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
With its lovable cast of oddballs, its twist on the reality/situational comedy format and the charm of its unsuspecting hero Ronald Gladden, the Amazon Freevee show delighted critics and captivated audiences.
—Partner Content, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
Comedy nerds and oddballs of all stripes embraced the show, especially its singularly off-putting heroine, a woman with a garish overbite, a sordid past and a strangely infectious nasal drawl.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
His oddball mystery Wrong debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Wish, like Temu, for a while blitzed Facebook and Google with ads pitching oddball products such as meat socks.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
What Burn Book makes clear is that just like microprocessors, oddball founders, and VC pitch decks, Swisher is part of the firmament of the technology industry.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
And if that wasn’t enough, there is a final oddball feature of DJT stock that could trigger an explosion in prices, up or down.
—Bernard Condon, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
Ashley Blair, a whirligig of comic energy, is one of those actors whose oddball physicality and spit-second intensity make every scene funnier.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
With its lovable cast of oddballs, its twist on the reality/situational comedy format and the charm of its unsuspecting hero Ronald Gladden, the Amazon Freevee show delighted critics and captivated audiences.
—Partner Content, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
Comedy nerds and oddballs of all stripes embraced the show, especially its singularly off-putting heroine, a woman with a garish overbite, a sordid past and a strangely infectious nasal drawl.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
His oddball mystery Wrong debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Wish, like Temu, for a while blitzed Facebook and Google with ads pitching oddball products such as meat socks.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
What Burn Book makes clear is that just like microprocessors, oddball founders, and VC pitch decks, Swisher is part of the firmament of the technology industry.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
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: a person who behaves strangely
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