Used in a Sentence

oddball

How to use oddball in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for oddball.

Editorial note

And these are not unique or oddball edge cases.

Examples9
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a person with an unusual or odd personality

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oddball gathered in one view.

noun

a person with an unusual or odd personality

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oddball.

Example sentences

1

And these are not unique or oddball edge cases.

2

And even then, there's just really oddball crap that comes out of left field.

3

One says "black", the other says "white" and then you have some oddball that says, "potato.

4

Porting it to OpenVMS, which is a real oddball among modern operating systems took several days.

5

Certainly, complaining that the oddball philosophy of one of the four founders is not featured in the lab tour is ridiculous.

6

You claimed it was odd that people would buy based on X when it's clearly you that are the oddball running extremely performance critical tests that demand specific hardware.

7

If you live in a small village where everyone knows everyone then the oddball or outcast will naturally be viewed with curiosity and suspicion.

8

When the Bleichenbacher e=3 attack happened, the monoculture helped: the most popular TLS clientsides weren't vulnerable, but the oddballs were.

9

If other companies are finally starting to outpace Apple, it's inevitable given Apple's oddball management decisions.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oddball in a sentence?

And these are not unique or oddball edge cases.

What does oddball mean?

a person with an unusual or odd personality

What part of speech is oddball?

oddball is commonly used as noun.