How to Use peculiar in a Sentence

peculiar

adjective

• She got a peculiar feeling when the phone rang.
• It seems peculiar that he would leave town and not tell anybody.
• She had a peculiar expression on her face.
• The dog's peculiar behavior worried them.
• The monotony, as well as the stress, of this year has made time pass in a peculiar way.
  — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2020
• Here are the many sports of the Windsor family, from the posh to the peculiar.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2017
• Now, the hunt is on for a new jockey to steer this peculiar beast.
  — The Economist, 20 June 2020
• The cove is a peculiar spot for a couple of bald eagles to call home.
  — Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
• That the three remained unsigned is peculiar, to say the least.
  — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 9 May 2018
• For the living, the news of a death brings with it a peculiar mixture of the transcendent and the mundane.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 22 Aug. 2023
• During a changeover in the match, Sakkari noted a peculiar smell to the chair umpire.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• The layout seemed peculiar, with the front door adjacent to the stove.
  — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
• The work has pushed some of its most peculiar points of interest out of sight.
  — Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
• There was the peculiar name, which conjured visions of a fusty baron.
  — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• The ideal home printer should be a jack of all trades, able to print, scan, copy and fax (if the now-peculiar need should arise).
  — Dave Johnson, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• And for this peculiar specimen, things are tricky from the get-go.
  — Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
• Lockdown and lack of pedicures has us in a world of peculiar, closed-toe shoes.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2020
• The answer to that lies partly with the park’s peculiar neighbor.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 3 July 2018
• That peculiar but pleasant mix of tones is the show’s signature, and it’s one in full bloom with the new run of episodes.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2022
• Somehow, this is only the first of many peculiar things about him.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 29 Nov. 2021
• The guilt was peculiar — detached and almost out-of-body.
  — Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
• Nashville was just a prelude of the peculiar, turns out.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 12 Mar. 2023
• That’s not to say there’s nothing peculiar in the data.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 29 July 2020
• Its backers aren’t the most peculiar detail of the coin, either.
  — Declan Harty, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2021
• Knowing what Jujubee has done in lip-syncs in the past, did that lip-sync seem peculiar to you?
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 June 2020
• These days, the peculiar promise that memoir is true is more a wink and a nudge than a solemn handshake.
  — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• Many of the city’s peculiar kitchens are a snapshot of history.
  — Jess Eng, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• But over the years, Ken did catch our attention in some peculiar ways.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
• The abruptness of the change and choice of successor given recent events add up to a peculiar move.
  — Avi Creditor, SI.com, 21 Aug. 2019
• This is peculiar in light of the fact that Genghis Khan, and his near descendants, were non-Muslims!
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 7 May 2024