uncannily
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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With its chopped-up percussion and unusual amount of space, “Valentine” sounds uncannily contemporary today, a testament to how forward-thinking the artists from this milieu were.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
When the cave floods, the rising and falling of the water sucks through air and makes a sound uncannily similar to flatulence.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
It also mattered little that advanced AI visual generators -- now capable of churning out uncannily real-looking deepfakes within seconds -- have largely erased the once-telltale glitch of extra fingers.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“The Comeback” has a way of reappearing with Valerie’s perky “hello, hello, hello!” at inflection points like this, making the perpetually out-of-step performer uncannily right on time, always.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Among the photographs was a postcard of the Rokeby Venus, her face looking uncannily like Elizebeth’s.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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