How to Use idiosyncrasy in a Sentence

idiosyncrasy

noun
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  • The current system has a few idiosyncrasies.
  • Her habit of using “like” in every sentence was just one of her idiosyncrasies.
  • What would the idiosyncrasies of my park date’s body be?
    — Alexandra Jones, refinery29.com, 19 May 2020
  • The show makes sure that his idiosyncrasies are as present as the story itself.
    — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Some in Argentina think the size and speed of the IMF’s loan meant it could not be tailored to the country’s idiosyncrasies.
    — The Economist, 21 June 2019
  • If attached, the two of you need to accept the other's idiosyncrasies.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The lack of a sea change in court partly has to do with the idiosyncrasies of musical copyright.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 13 June 2019
  • The performance-art aspect of the project is matched by the idiosyncrasy of the inventory.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The issue of who pays for fire service in Anchorage stems from the idiosyncrasies of how the city has evolved over time.
    — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2018
  • And then there was the bracing idiosyncrasy of everything Miller’s staff had been able to do for Sloan at Zen Hospice.
    — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2017
  • As a result, though, the book has a handle on many of Molina's idiosyncrasies.
    — Kevin Warwick, Chicago Reader, 16 June 2017
  • Familiarity with the course, and all its idiosyncrasies, was at the top of his list.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Ferris is a beautiful reader of Bruegel, and his book is more, not less, vivid for its idiosyncrasy.
    — Julian Lucas, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Drivers will need to learn its idiosyncrasies, which Hotz argues is the same for any modern, high-tech car on the road today.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 July 2018
  • The 750 has its small faults, but its talents overwhelm its idiosyncrasies.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Against a background of blight and bleakness, the characters dazzle us with their vivid idiosyncrasy.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • And here’s what’s off about it: The dollar sign is listed after the prices, not before—a European idiosyncrasy.
    — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 10 July 2019
  • And Fort Point, like Anchor before it, is managing to draw on the city’s own idiosyncrasies.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The emphasis was on the bass and the beats from the DJ, and the idiosyncrasies of the vocal delivery — Thug's greatest strength and most admirable attribute — were largely lost.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The for-profit world can’t afford idiosyncrasies like these.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Apr. 2020
  • This is due to an idiosyncrasy of olive trees — different sections of roots serve only certain sections of the tree.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Tracy, the Great Georgiana owner, prides himself on the idiosyncrasies of his playlists.
    — Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The new film manages to do the same, to a lesser degree, and some of Rogers’ idiosyncrasies are played for comedic purposes, which slightly derails the poignancy.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The working environment of the studio was a private place that tended to take on the idiosyncrasies of the occupant.
    — Cullen Murphy, Vanities, 9 Aug. 2017
  • The Wisconsin state supreme court election on April 4 was filled with idiosyncrasies.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Their shows were shaped all the way through by their unique physical expression of the themes and tone of the show, and by their personal preferences and idiosyncrasies.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Lake points out that these quirks don’t align with the kinds of words children learn most quickly, which suggests the model has nonhuman idiosyncrasies.
    — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Its different names are one of the river’s many idiosyncrasies.
    — The Economist, 22 June 2019
  • Some players might like the idiosyncrasies born from the sloppier parts of StarCraft's controls.
    — Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 21 Aug. 2017
  • That, plus the film retains Tarantino’s idiosyncrasies, from extreme gore to foot worship.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2020

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