odd

[US]/ɒd/
[UK]/ɑːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.strange or unusual
not divisible by two; not even
temporary; remaining

Phrases & Collocations

odd number

odd one out

odd behavior

odd socks

odd couple

at odd

odd lot

Example Sentences

The odds are in their favor.

This is an odd collection of people.

Three is an odd number.

a rather odd individual

residuary odds and ends

The odds are against him.

The odds are against us.

Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question.

we have the odd drink together.

he's wearing odd socks.

the odds are that he is no longer alive.

against all odds the child survived.

you expect the odd bad trot.

called at odd intervals.

I ask no odds of them.

An odd sound struck his ear.

Real-world Examples

There was something extremely odd going on.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

And the odds are that...-We don't believe in odds. -Good, neither do I.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Vigilance is necessary if you want to beat the odds.

Source: Love Story

Abe, you heard the odds. - Baby...

Source: S03

Say, um, can I store some odds and ends in your garage?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 1

He hesitated. " Well, they're odd, they're very odd."

Source: Brave New World

Various things, and odds... Odds and ends.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

" Who makes betting odds, is it an algorithm? "

Source: Connection Magazine

I give us slightly better odds than Exton.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Your body language was a little odd.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 13

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