oddly

Definition of oddlynext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of oddly The stage is small and oddly shaped — 6 feet wide and 13 feet deep, framed on two sides by the windows on the street side and entranceway of the club — but as many as 10 musicians have fit upon it at once. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026 My skin is sensitive to plenty of things, but fragrance, oddly enough, has never been one of its major triggers. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026 One way to mitigate risk, oddly enough, is to give the AI chatbot more personal information. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 Natasha Lyonne just goes big as the manager of the store Klara comes from, while Steve Buscemi is oddly understated and twinkly for a mysterious character who proposes something terrible in the name of never needing to mourn. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oddly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddly
Adverb
  • Tate has never worked with a celebrity curator in this way before, and Enninful’s presence is strangely felt throughout the exhibition.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • His children, still dealing with the loss of their mother, are acting strangely.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • There’s pitying chuckles to his childlike dependence on his peculiarly loyal man servant.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • According to Merrick, the former dressage official, a peculiarly high percentage of relatively advanced amateur riders believe, firmly and falsely, that Olympic competition is a real possibility.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Chris Evans strikes a fine balance in this film between totally narcissistic and insufferable and also weirdly relatable.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Welcome to a Hump Day Nightcaps — the one where Sydney Sweeney catches a stray from the marketing folks over at Powerade because people weirdly think her naked GAMBLING ads are some sort of shot at women's sports.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Now industry is fixated on its unusually large lithium concentrations in its massive underground aquifer.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of letting surplus power go unused, a growing class of thermal energy storage systems is exploring an unusually simple solution—heating sand.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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