surreally
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Set in a surreally rendered present day, it accurately captures the emotion and the aesthetic of our time, reflecting the relentless nature of our current challenge.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
It’s hard not to muse — even with little confirmed information — on the demise of such a surreally glamorous, even exotic public couple as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
Episode Three opens surreally with Daniels being interviewed by Harry Dune, his clueless character in the movie “Dumb and Dumber.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
The Telegraph's head of fashion, Lisa Armstrong, wrote: "These heavily scented, diamond-encrusted, removed-from-every-reality clients can seem weird even in normal times, but this week, they seem almost surreally tone deaf."
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023
The road to the plantation had been cut into the Amazon’s famously poor soil—it was the blaring orange- red of cheap makeup, almost surreally bright against the great dark green leaves of the forest.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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