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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Keaton continued to play oddballs with a peculiar way of talking, though none were trivial or stupid.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
Sometimes explaining one’s affinity for a specific Pokémon is difficult; since Satoshi Tajiri has been dreaming up these pet-warrior-oddballs, many have historically had a certain je ne sais quoi.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The Baltoro boot is somewhat of an oddball in Nike’s sprawling archive.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Again, Bad Bunny is an eccentric oddball.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
Sometimes explaining one’s affinity for a specific Pokémon is difficult; since Satoshi Tajiri has been dreaming up these pet-warrior-oddballs, many have historically had a certain je ne sais quoi.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The Baltoro boot is somewhat of an oddball in Nike’s sprawling archive.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Again, Bad Bunny is an eccentric oddball.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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