How to Use oddity in a Sentence

oddity

noun

• Her shyness makes her a bit of an oddity in the business world.
• The zoo has such oddities as anteaters and platypuses.
• The first time was a bit of an oddity, though.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
• The oddity of this case is that no one has charged our client with a crime.
  — Zachary Fryer-Biggs, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
• But the dog would remain a bit of an oddity for the rest of the era.
  — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
• This isn’t about the oddity of a week that can feel like a circus.
  — Sam McDowell February 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
• But there are some oddities that don’t quite fit this model.
  — ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
• Because that’s the way the world is, awash in death and oddity.
  — Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2021
• This bizarre find isn't just a modern oddity.
  — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• One oddity in the play counts for the Dolphins was tight end.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021
• There are always the oddities, as well.
  — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
• Sure, at a glance the park looks dated and easy to dismiss as a quirky oddity.
  — New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
• And the new map is showing off the moon’s oddities in detail.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019
• Minds did not have to wonder much at that point to figure out what oddities were in play.
  — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 28 June 2018
• In a bit of an oddity, there is one team with a losing record in this week’s rankings.
  — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 27 Oct. 2021
• The oddity is that something like this happened, and, on the whole, no one seems to mind.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2020
• But if the Earth is a space oddity, life may be rare—even, perhaps, a one-off.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• This oddity has not been missed in the French reception to the film.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023
• And, and so the timing of this announcement was, was kind of the big oddity here.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
• One oddity is the staircase, which was repurposed from a home down the street.
  — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 27 Sep. 2021
• In a bit of an oddity, the Huskies have not played any of the teams in the sectional.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2021
• Farias and others couldn’t help but notice that Adam had his share of oddities.
  — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2018
• The issue is in part about the oddities of New York election law.
  — David Freedlander, Daily Intelligencer, 12 July 2018
• The nearest oddity on this list sits right over the state border in Kansas.
  — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
• The first was thanks to an oddity of watching TV via screeners.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021
• Sometimes the oddity on a menu might be the chef’s passion project, which is reason enough to order it.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• In the era of peak TV, grade-A oddity is only a mouse-click away.
  — Jenna Scherer, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2021
• The oddity of the moment isn’t lost on tight end Miller Forristall.
  — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 4 Sep. 2020
• With the body of an adult and the brain of an infant, Bella is an intriguing oddity.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• The oddity is owed to political butt hurt.
  — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026