1
: in an odd manner
2
: as is odd
was quite happy, oddly enough
Examples of oddly in a Sentence
the house's oddly shaped roof
Their lives had been oddly similar.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Someone’s promises could feel inspiring but oddly vague.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
While oddly never a host, the Oscar winner has been a musical guest once before in 1987 and made cameos in the Lorneverse in 1992 and on the primetime 50th anniversary special in February.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2025
And, oddly enough, in 2023, the price for five gold rings was $1,245 and had stayed flat for the first time in more than five years.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oddly
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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oddly
adverb
odd·ly
ˈäd-lē 
1
: in an odd manner
was behaving oddly
2
: as is odd
liked the work, oddly enough
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