Examples of incongruity in a Sentence
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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During the talk, Brooks joked about the seeming incongruity of teaching courses in emotional realism under the shingle of a public policy school.
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Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
There is an incongruity that may be best understood as an irony.
—Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Petzold marvelled at the incongruities.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Ridge’s equal deftness at the high end and the low is one of many apparent incongruities that the winery has managed to balance comfortably.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
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Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
There is an incongruity that may be best understood as an irony.
—Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Petzold marvelled at the incongruities.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Ridge’s equal deftness at the high end and the low is one of many apparent incongruities that the winery has managed to balance comfortably.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for incongruity
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“Incongruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incongruity. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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