oddly
Americanadverb
Vocabulary lists containing oddly
Example Sentences
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It looks like an oddly shaped boat with an arm of floaties extending outward to one end of the rocky shore.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"Users complained about the model being oddly overfamiliar in conversation, which prompted an investigation into specific verbal tics," the company wrote in its blog post on Thursday.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
One bright spring morning he appears, as quickly and oddly as a desert chill, sitting calmly in front of his locker, October’s mystery hero, alone, in full view, finally.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The situation for most assets is a lot different — except, oddly enough, in the stock market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Oddly alert to the possibility of catastrophe, they now felt oddly exposed to one.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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