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Meanings of uncanny in English

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Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences.

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Surpassing the ordinary or normal.

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Usage of uncanny in English
1
Its ability to change direction quickly and with driver confidence is uncanny.
The South African
2
Indeed, the uncanny valley has concerned the games industry for a while.
BBC
3
Lillian, with her uncanny sense for reading his mind, said, 'Go on.
Amagansett
4
His fans point to his uncanny ability to interpret feline body language.
The Guardian
5
The uncanny thing was the absence of movement in the Boche trenches.
France at War: On the Frontier of Civilization
6
It was uncanny: the same room she'd seen earlier in the Announcer.
Torment
7
Mathews possessed an uncanny level of star power, which attracted immediate attention.
The last hero: a life of henry aaron
8
A lot of strange things happen to one, of an uncanny nature.
The ginger man
9
Tired from the long struggle with the uncanny, they moved soon afterwards.
Ghosts
10
He spoke no word; he only gazed at Parry with uncanny understanding.
For Love Of Evil
11
He certainly has an uncanny likeness to my former Leicester City team-mate.
The Guardian
12
There was something uncanny in their commonplaceness in so uncommon a place.
Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan
13
In the mountains themselves, there was surprisingly little of the uncanny vegetation.
The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds
14
The road I am contemplating may lead straight to the uncanny valley.
Wired
15
He refused to take up the cudgels; an uncanny thing from him.
Queed: A Novel
16
Again came the uncanny sound from the thick verdure beyond the camp.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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