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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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
For married couples, oddly enough, the lowest overall tax rate is not in Florida or Nevada, but in Tennessee.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
The service Plentiful, youthful, and uniformly charming (though the stiff, ice-blue staff uniforms are oddly unflattering).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026
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 14 Apr. 2026.
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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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