strange to say

Idioms

Also, strangely enough. Surprisingly, curiously, unaccountably, as in Strange to say, all the boys in his class are six feet tall or taller, or I've never been to the circus, strangely enough. This idiom was first recorded in 1697 as strange to relate.

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strange to say

It feels strange to say that a player who has already scored a goal in the Premier League is about to have a breakthrough season - but that is exactly the case for Max Dowman.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

All of which, strange to say, makes Mr. Curry’s memoir the more gripping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

“But I think it’s a little bit strange to say ‘no’ to some kind of new technology when it’s developed in the right manner.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

It feels strange to say that Nolan is due to win as a director.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

It still feels so strange to say that the ground where my sore feet step on is not India anymore, but a place called Pakistan.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

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