How to Use odd in a Sentence
odd
adjective- She had an odd look on her face.
- Some rather odd people used to live in this house.
- People would call at odd hours during the night.
- It's odd that nobody told me about this before.
- That's odd. He was here a minute ago.
- She kept a stack of magazines that she would read at odd moments.
- There was something odd about his story.
- She's got a really odd sense of humor.
- During the summer, he would do odd jobs for his neighbors to earn extra money.
- That is one of the oddest creatures I have ever seen.
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An odd thing to have to say, yes.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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In fact, a lack of it would be odd.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Jan. 2026
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This might seem an odd way to make the club.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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This past week was an odd one for Pixar.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
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Star Wars is in a bit of an odd spot.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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And the last game was a little odd.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
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This wasn't the first time he has been found in an odd spot.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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There are a lot of odd airport jobs.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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There are too many odd-man breaks, Slavin said.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 10 May 2026
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This is an odd thing to be upset about.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
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The film’s concept is an odd one.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Your doorbell rings at odd hours.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
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Syria might seem like an odd state to list.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Colbert was an odd choice, and a risky one.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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Any guilty pleasures or odd habits?
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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What makes less sense is the odd range of dissents.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
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At first glance, the pairing looks odd.
—Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
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Matcha mixed with chamomile seems like an odd pairing.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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First, too many thrillers fail to be funny and odd.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Richmond’s last years were odd.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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