IDIOSYNCRASY in a Sentence

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For IDIOSYNCRASY, below is one of 6 sentences:
And when ordinary fellows like you and me attempt to cope with their idiosyncrasies the result is bungling.

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 Meanings and Examples of IDIOSYNCRASY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
idiosyncrasy
 n.  behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Classic Sentence:
1  I acknowledge to this ridiculous idiosyncrasy, as a reason why I would give them a little more play.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X
2  One idiosyncrasy for which she often apologized, she found it excessively difficult to conquer.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
3  And when ordinary fellows like you and me attempt to cope with their idiosyncrasies the result is bungling.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXII
4  But the mind within was beginning to use it as a mere waste tablet whereon to trace its idiosyncrasies as they developed themselves.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face
Example Sentence:
1  One Richard Nixon's little idiosyncrasy was his liking for ketchup on cottage cheese.
2  Despite their mechanical complexity and the need for piloting skills akin to riding a unicycle, a helicopter's idiosyncrasies can quickly be forgiven.