Meaning of strangely in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Adverb

    strangely

    Definitions

    1. in a strange way

    Examples

    • « he was strangely silent »
  2. 2. in a strange manner

    Examples

    • « a queerly inscribed sheet of paper »
    • « he acted kind of funny »

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  • « A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn? »
    Hugh Mackay
  • « I'm equally guilty of using technology - I Twitter, I text people, I chat. But I think there's something strangely insidious about it that it makes us think we're closer when in fact we're not seeing each other, we're not connecting. »
    Jason Reitman
  • « In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table. »
    H. G. Wells
  • « I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death. »
    Paul McCartney
  • « I never expected to get the Tom Jones treatment and it amazes me that I do. Strangely it's women who throw their underwear at me when I'm performing live. My male fans tend to be quite shy. My female fans are wild. I never know what to do with all the lingerie that lands at my feet. Maybe I should open a shop. »
    Ellie Goulding

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