Explore Strangely through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like oddly or funnily. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Strangely meaning
- In a strange or coincidental manner.
- Surprisingly, wonderfully.
Using Strangely
- The main meaning on this page is: In a strange or coincidental manner. | Surprisingly, wonderfully.
- Useful related words include: queerly, oddly, funnily.
- In the example corpus, strangely often appears in combinations such as: and strangely, strangely enough, is strangely.
Context around Strangely
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Strangely
- In this selection, "strangely" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, although, yet, almost, attractive, smart and amused stand out and add context to how "strangely" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a strangely muted all and although strangely wholesome these. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "strangely" sits close to words such as agitation, alec and bluff, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with strangely
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A strangely muted All Energy in Glasgow this year. (9 words)
Although strangely wholesome, these anime shows and movies somehow manage to deal with surprisingly mature themes. (16 words)
One big reason to bring business management back in is, strangely enough, the game's name. (16 words)
But it also strangely enhanced Kapadia here – creatively at least – spurring him on to look more closely at the body and its gestures, closing in on the dancers’ pulsating fleshin a way no stage production could ever pull off. (39 words)
An anomaly among the roster of Kameo fighters that consists of more homages to the past of the franchise than actual canon characters, fans have speculated on the strangely small role of a character as revitalized as Sareena. (38 words)
Even more strangely, Anakin rattles off a list of the powerful lightsaber-wielder Ahsoka will confront during the Clone Wars - the reason he had Ahsoka train in Djem So, a that's perfect for duels. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
In this light, Wesley is the Bella Swan of the TNG series, only instead of being strangely attractive, he is strangely smart.
After the fight, Omatsu's friend will leave impressed with Ryoma's skill but strangely amused with the incident.
Although strangely wholesome, these anime shows and movies somehow manage to deal with surprisingly mature themes.
An anomaly among the roster of Kameo fighters that consists of more homages to the past of the franchise than actual canon characters, fans have speculated on the strangely small role of a character as revitalized as Sareena.
And yet, strangely, Kripke and Chuck having the same idea for Sam and Dean only serves to further highlight that Winchesterbowl should have happened in 's ending.
A part of him really does think that he's the hero and it's almost strangely endearing.
A reader tells me she woke with a strangely itchy patch of skin, phoned her GP surgery at 8.30am, was called back 15 minutes later and given a phone appointment.
A strangely muted All Energy in Glasgow this year.
But it also strangely enhanced Kapadia here – creatively at least – spurring him on to look more closely at the body and its gestures, closing in on the dancers’ pulsating fleshin a way no stage production could ever pull off.
But its most interesting aspect – its depiction of cults – is one that has been strangely glossed over.
Crucially, a large number of ordinary Israelis have demonstrated extraordinary humanity toward Palestinians, which has been strangely lacking from Western leaders.
Even more strangely, Anakin rattles off a list of the powerful lightsaber-wielder Ahsoka will confront during the Clone Wars - the reason he had Ahsoka train in Djem So, a that's perfect for duels.
He added that casinos, limited payout machines and online betting have been strangely immune to the troubled economic times.
However, it strangely aligned with the stylized comic book world that Burton was aiming for, filled with talking robot heads and alien monsters.
I don’t think my experiences are terribly dissimilar from others but I’ve received strangely sexualised and harassing messages at times.
In turn, they come to love his unique character, which is shown when Chopper is hacked by the Empire and begins to act strangely.
It has made me strangely afraid they are stamped on my brain, merely mirrored and reflected on the pages through my eyes.
Madonna can be seen with very long legs and - rather strangely - a gun across the back of one of her extremely dedicated fans.
Meanwhile, Guardiola’s new defensive formula – seemingly and strangely borrowed from Tony Pulis – is looking less of a guarantee of frugality.
One big reason to bring business management back in is, strangely enough, the game's name.
Common combinations with strangely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: