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 oddball weapon is a signal jammer designed to take down drones in war zones and was likely used to neutralize the van vault’s silent alarm so the thief could make off with what Kasie (Diona Reasonover) estimates is a million dollars.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Photo: Alfama Films No one writes dialogue like Cronenberg — perplexing alien dialogue, a sci-fi tongue of oddball terminology and metaphysical shop talk.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Led by host and de facto showrunner Edna (Chloë Sevigny), the motley crew of Brooklyn media types travel the world seeking oddball stories ranging from pop culture to the occult.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Photo: Alfama Films No one writes dialogue like Cronenberg — perplexing alien dialogue, a sci-fi tongue of oddball terminology and metaphysical shop talk.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Led by host and de facto showrunner Edna (Chloë Sevigny), the motley crew of Brooklyn media types travel the world seeking oddball stories ranging from pop culture to the occult.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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