Wondering how to use Offbeat in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as kinky or quirky.
Offbeat meaning
- The beats not normally accented in a measure.
- An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
Using Offbeat
- The main meaning on this page is: The beats not normally accented in a measure. | An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
- Useful related words include: far-out, kinky, quirky, way-out.
- In the example corpus, offbeat often appears in combinations such as: the offbeat, and offbeat, an offbeat.
Context around Offbeat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Offbeat
- In this selection, "offbeat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, liked, smart, promises, things, people and horror stand out and add context to how "offbeat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also liked offbeat people and expressions and offbeat ringers that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "offbeat" sits close to words such as abdulaziz, abortive and acacia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with offbeat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Here’s another offbeat idea. (5 words)
As a creator and star of smart, offbeat TV shows, does that worry you? (14 words)
Spotify, the company that usually sets life's rhythm, seemed offbeat in its recent quarter. (15 words)
Elsewhere in the film, Delia’s goth daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) jubilantly levitates to Belafonte’s “Jump in the Line,” further giving the offbeat horror spoof the playful lightness and specter of mischief that made it a cult classic. (39 words)
I tried the tasting menu one evening, along with one of sommelier Jelena Prodan’s three pairings, which balanced classic varietal expressions and offbeat ringers that didn’t slip too far down the natural wine rabbit hole. (37 words)
Then came the review I was doing for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a Matthew Kelly show in 1988, to which I took my bairns, given it was a reportedly hugely successful, offbeat comedy for all ages. (37 words)
As a creator and star of smart, offbeat TV shows, does that worry you? (14 words)
A classic Volkswagen Beetle (think pre-1990s) is an offbeat pick to be sure, but ask anyone who's driven one, and they'll probably tell you they don't regret it! (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Just as my parents liked to be surrounded by offbeat things, they also liked offbeat people.
As a creator and star of smart, offbeat TV shows, does that worry you?
Elsewhere in the film, Delia’s goth daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) jubilantly levitates to Belafonte’s “Jump in the Line,” further giving the offbeat horror spoof the playful lightness and specter of mischief that made it a cult classic.
French Director Adrien Beau’s Venice-Bound ‘Vourdalak’ Promises Offbeat Tale of the ‘Original Vampire’variety.
His offbeat persona lends a hint of unpredictability to the plot that is otherwise pretty predictable, but hey, this first and foremost a kids' movie.
I tried the tasting menu one evening, along with one of sommelier Jelena Prodan’s three pairings, which balanced classic varietal expressions and offbeat ringers that didn’t slip too far down the natural wine rabbit hole.
Not many movies could pull off a romantic encounter at a suicide prevention group therapy session, but Louis-Seize manages it by leaning keenly into the offbeat but undeniable chemistry between Montpetit and Bénard.
Organised by Offbeat Agora the event functions as a professional development initiative gathering musicians and performing artists in conversation together.
Otherwise, most of the interest was found in more offbeat boozers such as the vinyl-spinning Ruby, My Dear; Super Whatnot creator Simon Hill’s Flying Colours; the plush Nixon Room; and subterranean dive bar, Alice.
Part of her dryness about the page is its first few words, which describe her as “offbeat” and “unconventionally pretty,” and it instantly screams sexist.
Prime Day, I guess, is mostly aimed at gifting mass-produced things to yourself, not buying the kind of idiosyncratic and offbeat gifts that I want to give to my nearest and dearest.
Spotify, the company that usually sets life's rhythm, seemed offbeat in its recent quarter.
The county fairs were usually three-day gatherings with a parade, 4-H exhibits, rodeo and horse racing, farm and garden produce competition, livestock competition and a midway with carnival games, amusement rides and offbeat entertainment.
Then came the review I was doing for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a Matthew Kelly show in 1988, to which I took my bairns, given it was a reportedly hugely successful, offbeat comedy for all ages.
A classic Volkswagen Beetle (think pre-1990s) is an offbeat pick to be sure, but ask anyone who's driven one, and they'll probably tell you they don't regret it!
A far cry from the weird and offbeat TV show that preceded it, recounts the last living days of Laura Palmer, a tortured American teenage girl if there ever was one.
Explore the unexpected side of Louisiana culture with these fun and offbeat celebrations that are sure to surprise and delight.
Fans of this offbeat, supernatural screwball comedy are literally dying to see what the further adventures of the naughty bio-exorcist have in store.
He’d thought he took after his father, a doctor fond of offbeat research, but Cytowic, who is gay, now believes he persisted because of the discrimination he experienced growing up.
Here’s another offbeat idea.
Common combinations with offbeat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the offbeat 9×
- and offbeat 7×
- an offbeat 6×
- offbeat but 4×
- offbeat comedy 4×
- this offbeat 4×
- more offbeat 3×
- its offbeat 3×
- by offbeat 2×
- offbeat things 2×