plural oddities
1
: an odd person, thing, event, or trait
2
: the quality or state of being odd
Examples of oddity in a Sentence
Her shyness makes her a bit of an oddity in the business world.
The zoo has such oddities as anteaters and platypuses.
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But Beautiful offsets its delightful oddities with jibing pop traditionalism.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Yet what’s strange and understandable at the same time is that if the oddities that took place at the various U.S. Opens (Winged Foot most notably) can be forgotten, what Arkush most seems to be saying is that even forgetting those, someone with Mickelson’s talent still should have won many more.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
In addition to the statistical oddity of recording 41 points in each of his three Anaheim seasons, Strome has fallen into the habit of having solid starts to his seasons before fading in the second half.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The swing back to a risk-on mindset on Wall Street has dusted off an oddity of the post-Covid financial markets — tech stocks and Treasury yields are climbing at the same time.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Yet what’s strange and understandable at the same time is that if the oddities that took place at the various U.S. Opens (Winged Foot most notably) can be forgotten, what Arkush most seems to be saying is that even forgetting those, someone with Mickelson’s talent still should have won many more.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
In addition to the statistical oddity of recording 41 points in each of his three Anaheim seasons, Strome has fallen into the habit of having solid starts to his seasons before fading in the second half.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The swing back to a risk-on mindset on Wall Street has dusted off an oddity of the post-Covid financial markets — tech stocks and Treasury yields are climbing at the same time.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for oddity
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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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oddity
noun
odd·i·ty
ˈäd-ət-ē 
plural oddities
1
: something odd
2
: the quality or state of being odd
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