Definition of strangely in English:
strangely
adverb ˈstreɪndʒliˈstreɪndʒli
In an unusual or surprising way.
he started acting strangely towards me
the audience is strangely silent
sentence adverb strangely, he felt more alert than he had in days
Example sentencesExamples
- His account shows how race was a strangely literal category of analysis at the time.
- The identity of the artist, strangely enough, has eluded historians.
- Throughout China, large strangely shaped rocks are grouped outside entrances to new skyscrapers.
- A bronze air vent emerges from the wall, looking strangely out of place.
- For all its specificity in certain areas, the painting remains strangely vague in others.
Definition of strangely in US English:
strangely
adverbˈstrānjlēˈstreɪndʒli
In an unusual or surprising way.
he started acting strangely towards me
the audience is strangely silent
sentence adverb strangely, he felt more alert than he had in days
Example sentencesExamples
- His account shows how race was a strangely literal category of analysis at the time.
- Throughout China, large strangely shaped rocks are grouped outside entrances to new skyscrapers.
- For all its specificity in certain areas, the painting remains strangely vague in others.
- A bronze air vent emerges from the wall, looking strangely out of place.
- The identity of the artist, strangely enough, has eluded historians.