How to Use eccentric in a Sentence

eccentric

1 of 2 adjective

• He was a kind but eccentric man.
• She's become more eccentric over the years.
• Think of this as the more eccentric cousin to the puff sleeve.
  — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 27 Jan. 2021
• First come the artists, then the charmingly eccentric bars and cafes that cater to them.
  — Anne Kadet, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2017
• The true high points of the franchise were the secret agent penguins and eccentric lemurs the quartet met along the way.
  — Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• What counts as eccentric in the garden, and what counts as a folly?
  — James Fenton, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023
• The concepts in this film are so wild and eccentric, like the thumb henchmen and the Fooglies.
  — Iana Murray, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2021
• After the first rep, guys will speed up the eccentric portion of the lift, and drop the bar into the ground quickly.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
• Touch base with someone who is a bit eccentric, and make plans to visit.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
• Or maybe all of my me's were guests at a wedding buffet planned by an eccentric bride.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2019
• And what about produce that’s so eccentric that even a farmer won’t deign to consume it?
  — Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019
• That was just the start for the eccentric but always dynamic Moss.
  — Barry Wilner, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2018
• Even her eccentric, dying mom is more than a little wary of her.
  — Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 23 May 2018
• And for good reason, this carpet has been the home of so many insanely eccentric looks over the years.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Sep. 2023
• So there was always a house full of eccentric people and a lot of them were musicians.
  — Annie Alleman, Elgin Courier-News, 7 Mar. 2018
• Though, on the whole, Lisa prefers more eccentric vessels.
  — 1843, 2 July 2020
• The Texas Rangers are known for their eccentric ballpark food.
  — Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2020
• This means your muscles are working hard in both the concentric and eccentric portions of the move.
  — SELF, 31 July 2021
• The next group focuses on core control and eccentric work.
  — Ashley Mateo, SELF, 20 Jan. 2018
• Williams' home shows open with the host seated at a dining table with eccentric decor in the background.
  — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
• And this is not an eccentric detail in a quirky Netflix rom-com.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020
• To be hyper is to be or to come from beyond, much like the eccentric songwriter and her music.
  — Laura Hudson, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
• Sadly, her long ago past life seems to have fostered eccentric fears of brooms and loud noises.
  — cleveland, 20 May 2021
• True to form for the eccentric and bombastic Musk, the headlines didn’t end there.
  — NBC News, 11 Apr. 2022
• Both of the brunettes gave a nod to the Y2K era with their very eccentric hairstyles.
  — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 22 Sep. 2022
• But not all were thrilled; some found Jonas too strident or eccentric.
  — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
• Writers can be eccentric and Howard fits the stereotype.
  — John J. Miller, National Review, 11 July 2019
• Her main form of art was pottery, which inspired her home's eccentric style.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 18 June 2020
• Each event the staff works at forces them to endure a menagerie of difficult, quirky, and eccentric guests (and guest stars).
  — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• In Berlin, artists, writers, and the stylishly eccentric mingled in clubs and cabarets.
  — Karen Burshtein, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2018

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eccentric

2 of 2 noun

• Today, there are few traces of the artists and eccentrics who once stalked the Chelsea’s halls.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• The game of baseball has always had a special place for the eccentric.
  — Leigh Montville, WSJ, 26 May 2022
• Others might feel the need to rein themselves in and play the straight woman to anchor a cast of eccentrics.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 May 2023
• White suede bucks are not solely the domain of rich yachtsmen and eccentrics.
  — The Fashion Editors, Esquire, 25 June 2010
• My dad was a world-class eccentric in ways that go beyond what polio did to him.
  — Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Sep. 2021
• The show was run by male eccentrics with money, shot in Vegas, and adored by young boys across the country.
  — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2019
• Emphasize the eccentric by taking four to six seconds reach the bottom point next to your head.
  — Men's Health, 19 July 2023
• Southern culture has always had a place for eccentrics.
  — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2018
• Just a few years ago, Musk was largely written off as a fringe eccentric on the verge of poverty.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 13 Dec. 2021
• Until now emergency preparation has been the preserve of a small band of eccentrics.
  — The Economist, 5 Mar. 2020
• This works the eccentric (lowering) phase of the movement, which is an efficient way to build strength.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2021
• California eccentrics have tried and failed numerous times to split up the massive state.
  — Fox News, 19 Apr. 2018
• Jazz-age eccentrics like Aleister Crowley took it as a direct line to the occult.
  — The Economist, 28 June 2019
• Bill embraced fashion’s eccentrics and didn’t care about celebrities.
  — Joanna Nikas and Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 July 2016
• Sad to think Jackson got too old or too tired or too out of touch with what the world wants today and sadder still to think that sports has no use for eccentrics.
  — Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
• First, the bench stops your arms from descending too far during the eccentric (lowering) part of the movement.
  — Kirk Charles, Men's Health, 24 May 2022
• Grainger deposited his luggage in the trunk of the car and, as was his wont, this most eccentric of all major composers jogged alongside the taxi to the train station.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
• Like many very rich men before him, Gil is also an unabashed eccentric.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2022
• Piston valves for the cylinders were operated by eccentrics next to their cranks, and the feed-water pump was controlled by the left-cylinder crank.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2017
• For example, in a barbell bicep curl, the concentric portion of that lift happens on the way up, and the eccentric happens on the way down.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2022
• Anyway, this guy was an eccentric who was in Milwaukee.
  — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 25 May 2021
• Piston valves for the cylinders were operated by eccentrics next to their cranks, and the feed-water pump was controlled by the left-cylinder crank.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2017
• Swedish skier Henrik Harlaut is known as an eccentric on the slopes.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2022
• With a supporting cast of real-life locals, the black comedy brought a world of provincial eccentrics to vivid life.
  — Gabrielle Bruney, Esquire, 16 Dec. 2017
• Sutherland is great fun to watch as an eccentric who speaks mostly in riddles, yet ends up being the most forthright character in the story.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Mar. 2020
• Jim liked people, eccentrics, eccentric places and neighborhoods, and wanted to see what made them tick.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 12 May 2018
• His star attractions turn into a kind of chorus of eccentrics, with minimal back stories.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
• But orange wines and pét-nats are natural’s distinct eccentrics.
  — Michalene Busico, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 Apr. 2018
• And because — at least in fiction — such villages are populated with the sort of eccentrics who make for page-turning reading.
  — Moira MacDonald, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2017
• This category loves awarding the stars of eccentric, arty comedies.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2020

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