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Recent Examples of oddly
Both suffer from cerebral swelling (an oddly specific detail).
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
At the time the video was made, there were at least 35 occurrences in MLB history, with most happening in the 21st century, oddly enough.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Some found humor—or even satisfaction—in the oddly precise fit.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The plots are bizarre—and often oddly racist, homophobic, transphobic, or misogynist.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
At the time the video was made, there were at least 35 occurrences in MLB history, with most happening in the 21st century, oddly enough.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Some found humor—or even satisfaction—in the oddly precise fit.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The plots are bizarre—and often oddly racist, homophobic, transphobic, or misogynist.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for oddly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddly
Adverb
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The moons range from planet-size Titan to smaller oddities, some of which are strangely shaped like potatoes or ravioli.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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But campuses across the country—places where, just two years ago, students occupied buildings and colonized the quad to protest Israel’s war against Hamas—are strangely silent.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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One mystery that the observations confirmed but unfortunately did not solve concerns Uranus’s peculiarly plummeting temperature.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Those weirdly addictive Planters PB Crisps?—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Shopping for tech is weirdly all or nothing.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Officials say the snowpack peaked unusually early this year, in late February.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Biennials make this metabolism unusually visible.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddly. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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