strangeness
noun
strange·ness
ˈstrānj-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being strange
2
: the flavor characterizing a strange quark
Examples of strangeness in a Sentence
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For Besson, the ordinary is suffused with sufficient strangeness.
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
And the strangeness extended beyond the Senate vote.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Some concessions are made, seemingly to generate a more diverse audience, but ultimately Hellbound feels in step with Barker's first film in terms of style, delivery, and all-out strangeness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
Is this a comment on the everyday strangeness of existence?
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
But every time Civil War injects a touch of that colorful strangeness, there’s also a bracing dose of realism.
—EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Interpretation is interwoven with the sheer, thingy strangeness of the object, and can’t be ripped out.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
For example, some folks are hiding secrets which are relatively mundane but could cause a scandal in a small town like this, others have strangeness entries which detail supernatural occurences and a few have both.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Time will tell if there’s more strangeness beneath the surface.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
And the strangeness extended beyond the Senate vote.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Some concessions are made, seemingly to generate a more diverse audience, but ultimately Hellbound feels in step with Barker's first film in terms of style, delivery, and all-out strangeness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
Is this a comment on the everyday strangeness of existence?
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
But every time Civil War injects a touch of that colorful strangeness, there’s also a bracing dose of realism.
—EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Interpretation is interwoven with the sheer, thingy strangeness of the object, and can’t be ripped out.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
For example, some folks are hiding secrets which are relatively mundane but could cause a scandal in a small town like this, others have strangeness entries which detail supernatural occurences and a few have both.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Time will tell if there’s more strangeness beneath the surface.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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