Used in a Sentence

oddity

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

Editorial note

Is this just a US law oddity or is that what passes for money laundering these days?

Examples10
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

eccentricity that is not easily explained

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

eccentricity that is not easily explained

noun

a strange attitude or habit

noun

something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oddity.

noun

eccentricity that is not easily explained

Example sentences

1

Is this just a US law oddity or is that what passes for money laundering these days?

2

Looking through the 2002 season, there's an oddity around touchdowns and extra points.

3

Computer Science is now an established discipline and schools actually teach it, so being self-taught is less of a necessity and more of an oddity.

4

Greetings from a speaker of a linguistic oddity that doesn't have a universal form of the word "you".My native language -- Sinhalese -- has two forms: written and spoken.

5

It will take a government-pioneered oddity that was out of reach of the masses and explore millions of ways to make it of financial benefit to the entrepreneurs who can get there first.

6

I think San Francisco's tolerance of diversity and oddity correlates to a greater tolerance of civic disorder than you see in other places.

7

At the same time, it was particularly communicable; something of an oddity for a flu with so many avian characteristics.

8

As for quirks, I remember one bit of oddity emanating from a formatting function that an older programmer associated with a Fortran convention, when I happened to describe it to him.

9

While some of these examples are rather remarkable, like the ultramarathoner, it's kind of a reflection on the media's obsession with youth that this seems like an oddity now, and I say this as a young person.

10

Now, based on linguistic history and French pronunciation norms, you claim it is more appropriate to conclude that all of these other words have implied "D's" than to conclude that Django has a silent "D".You might be right that the pronunciation of James with a phonetic /d/ sound is a historical oddity, but it doesn't make your conclusions any more valid.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use oddity in a sentence?

Is this just a US law oddity or is that what passes for money laundering these days?

What does oddity mean?

eccentricity that is not easily explained

What part of speech is oddity?

oddity is commonly used as noun.