strange to say

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1. 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 may sound strange to say it, but a woman helming a “Frankenstein” riff is bold by its very nature.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

Although it feels strange to say so, this exhibition about the birth of corporate art in the age of empire feels quite intimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Given the appalling suffering in the Middle East it may sound strange to say the war in Ukraine is on a completely different level to this.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

Now, nearly 84 years later, strange to say, I’ve become a citizen of Austria myself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2022

It was warmer in the godswood, strange to say.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin