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Meanings of strangely in English
Portuguese
estranhamente Synonyms
Examples for "oddly"
Examples for "oddly"
1
The backpass rule remains an oddly under-regarded moment in the game's history.
2
He struck Kyle as dangerous, yes, but also oddly frail, even vulnerable.
3
I have work yet, and she is oddly possessive of my attention.
4
He looked oddly vital and alive in the subdued and quiet room.
5
He was nearing his breaking point, and oddly glad for the challenge.
1
Henry strides forward, unnerved and yet at the same time queerly reckless.
2
The queerly stunted trees dotted the sloping sides of this great desert.
3
She has been acting queerly of late; but leave it to me.
4
They looked at each other, queerly, in the light of the lamp.
5
I am half mad to-night; that is why I write so queerly.
1
She said funnily, looking at the arrow sparkling in the gas light:
2
Said one, resuming and concluding the discussion in a funnily judicial tone:
3
It is very droll, though: he used to make them very funnily.
4
And funnily enough I have the genes for very high intelligence, too.
5
I told her that, funnily enough, I had never been asked that before.
Usage of strangely in English
1
For many the problem was strangely similar to a widespread virus outbreak.
2
Watching Manchester United these days has taken on a strangely repetitive quality.
3
Other people Other people behave very strangely at this time of year.
4
It was tedious work but strangely satisfying to him, building a case.
5
But his voice was strangely good; it was a pleasure to listen.
6
And yet, strangely, this result did not feel like an absolute shock.
7
It was still strangely cool, yes, but her hand felt all right.
8
You've been looking at me strangely ever since we started this case.
9
One morning a few weeks ago, I woke up feeling strangely disoriented.
10
The silence contrasted strangely with the hum of voices in the street.
11
They sounded strangely in the tropical night thousands of miles from civilisation.
12
Her body felt strangely heavy, her arms like lead at her sides.
13
Her curiosity was satisfied; her interest in the place had strangely lessened.
14
Horton said he had felt strangely calm ahead of his Olympic debut.
15
The universal passion for dress is strangely illustrated in the Western Indian.
16
This, the most vital of all the social problems, is strangely neglected.
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Strangely through the time
Strangely across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
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