W. E. B. Du Bois

It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.

American Writer

Charles Spurgeon

The revealed Word awakened me, but it was the preached Word that saved me, and I must ever attach peculiar value to the hearing of the truth, for by it I received the joy and peace in which my soul delights.

British Clergyman

Guillermo Cabrera Infante

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters.

Cuban Novelist

John Burroughs

Father knew me not. All my aspirations in life were a sealed book to him, as much as his peculiar religious experiences were to me.

American Author

Helen Vendler

I wouldn't be very happy if a poet read what I had written and said, 'What a peculiar thing to say about this work of mine.

American Critic

Ian Hislop

I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.

Welsh Editor

Grace Paley

All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest in life, good, bad or peculiar.

Imelda Staunton

You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.

English Actress

Mira Nair

Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place.

Indian Director

Charles Kennedy

British Politician

Use 'peculiar' to describe something unexpected or that stands out as different.

Unusual Oddity

'Peculiar' often implies a sense of unease or mild disapproval about something strange.

Slight Discomfort

Describing something as 'peculiar' can make people curious to understand why it's unusual.

Invites Curiosity

'Peculiar' highlights individual traits or behaviors that are characteristic of a person or place.

Personal Signature

'Peculiar' in this sense should not be swapped with 'weird' as it denotes a special attribute.

Not Interchangeable

'Peculiar' can indicate a positive and distinguishing feature that one is proud to possess.

Positive Distinction

 Helped by the flute's magic power, the two youths overcome these trials and the Queen's attempts to sabotage them. They're finally initiated into the temple having restored balance to the kingdom. Many elements in this peculiar fairytale were inspired by Mozart's involvement in Freemasonry,

The secrets of Mozart’s...

 windows into uncharted realms of reality, and this peculiar number may be doing just that, as the only approach that's so far made headway to explain it invokes the possibility of other universes -- an idea that naturally emerges from string theory, which takes me to part string theory.

Why is our universe...

 have evolved some peculiar adaptations which allow them to graze without competition their huge long tongues are pigmented a colored dark gluey color which protects them from the Sun and this enables them to eat high in the treetops all day long not only are they

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 is material affluence. There are lots of places in the world, and we have heard about several of them, where their problem is not that they have too much choice. Their problem is they have too little. So the stuff I'm talking about is the peculiar problem

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 and this peculiar number may be doing just that as the only approach that so far made headway to explain it invokes the possibility of other universes an idea that naturally emerges from string theory which takes me to part two string theory

Is our universe the only...

 such a peaceful evening it's been very peculiar it's been a very quiet few nights and the nights that we've been out driving around the lines have been silent last night was different across the other side of the river or set with

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 And I don't expect that that's ever going to change. But, that said, something kind of peculiar has happened recently in my life and in my career, which has caused me to have to recalibrate my whole relationship with this work.

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 One of the things that is peculiar to this place is that there are just so many vultures around. But the leopard has to continually protect its prey during the daytime or else it will be destroyed. Once the vultures come down,

Chasing the Rare Snow...

 and so many smiling faces. I have a very peculiar background, attitude and approach to the real world because I am a conjurer. Now, I prefer that term over magician,

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 University I decided to spend a semester abroad but I made a choice that many including my parents found peculiar I chose to go to the slums of Nairobi