How to use "eccentric" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "eccentric" in popular movie and book plots

  • The continued love of the Cohen family and the company of the eccentric Taylor Townsend guide him back to the light.  - The O.C.
  • Also in the house are Margaret’s brothers, and her eccentric grandmother, played by Amy Hill, who garnered popular reviews from the public.  - All-American Girl (1994 TV series)
  • Margaret Ross, an impoverished, elderly, eccentric woman, is living in a ground floor flat, in an unnamed town in North England.  - The Whisperers
  • Sebastian introduces Charles to his eccentric and aesthetic friends, including the haughty and homosexual Anthony Blanche.  - Brideshead Revisited
  • Much of the story is set in motion by the death of eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish.  - The Rebel Angels
  • The King soon shows signs of recovery, becoming less eccentric and arrives in Parliament in time to thwart passage of the Regency bill.  - The Madness of King George
  • They sneak back into the nunnery and manage to slip into their spare habits after accidentally waking up an eccentric nun, Sister Mary.  - Nuns on the Run
  • The eccentric and autocratic director, Eli Cross (Peter O'Toole), agrees to hide Cameron from the police if he will take the dead man's place.  - The Stunt Man
  • Along the way, Oedipa meets a wide range of eccentric characters.  - The Crying of Lot 49
  • Rosemary and Guy are quickly welcomed to the Bramford by neighbors Minnie and Roman Castevet, an eccentric elderly couple.  - Rosemary's Baby (novel)
  • Their maintenance man is an eccentric but kind and humble Okinawan immigrant named Kesuke Miyagi.  - The Karate Kid
  • During the documentary, he learns about the Aracuan Bird, who received his name because of his eccentric song.  - The Three Caballeros
  • The patriarch of the family, Grandpa Vanderhof, an eccentric old man who keeps snakes and has never paid his income tax.  - You Can't Take It with You (play)
  • He walks from London to Dover, to his only relative, his eccentric yet kind-hearted great-aunt Betsey Trotwood.  - David Copperfield
  • When eccentric scientist Brackish Okun examines the alien captured by Hiller, it regains consciousness and attacks.  - Independence Day (1996 film)
  • Only Miller, an eccentric mechanic who works at Helping Hand, is able to approach and enter the car.  - Repo Man (film)

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