These oddball science fiction flops are original in sometimes perversely derivative ways.

The rise of Trump has led, perversely, to the revival of Obama.

Oh, she's a viper, yes, and, perversely, Rodrigo admires her for it.

I do not believe that humanity is perversely astray, hurrying to destruction.

Adieu, my dearest Susan, I wish matters did not go so perversely.

There was silence for a moment between them, then she added perversely-

Persistently, perversely, Bennett stopped his ears to every consideration, to every argument.

The scene, perversely, reminded Sylvia of football games she'd seen in long-gone days.

A voice sounds from a great distance, both familiar and deeply, perversely strange.

Hakim seemed perversely despondent that he had not presented his case more strongly.

But the adversaries everywhere perversely apply the name sacrifice to the ceremony alone.

But the tender passion perversely delights in raising obstacles to itself.

The moral order is completely upside down, and we find it perversely fascinating.

But, almost perversely, all, the talk in England is of drink.

And she lingered, perversely resolved to steep herself in the agony.

Phebe still scorns Corin and perversely falls in love with Ganymede.