How to Use oddly in a Sentence

oddly

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  • Their lives had been oddly similar.
  • And oddly enough, that makes the best friends.
    — Linda Stein, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That may be, oddly, a sign of the sport’s health—at home and abroad.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Yet the news, the coach said, oddly seemed to rally the team.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • For the consumer of thrills, this turns out to be oddly thrilling!
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This is the news that, oddly, no one seems to be talking about.
    — Ian Morris, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The ball is oddly shaped, after all.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This oddly adorable dumpling light is perfect for kids and quirky adults alike.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
  • And oddly, the decision made sense to a lot of them.
    — NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The carpet is oddly patterned, and dirty, with lots of pet hair on it.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The rock is pale like marble, palm-sized and has oddly smooth areas.
    — Mark Price, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
  • These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • This is one of the few cases where, oddly, joy might be part of the problem.
    — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022
  • And even when your plate is full, adding one more thing feels oddly comforting.
    — Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The rice itself looked tasty enough—fluffy, well formed—but its oddly fleshy hue gave me the creeps.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Trump oddly has said nothing on this today … stay tuned.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • Some scenes end oddly, with a lingering shot that leads to a slow fade out to black.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The altar was accessed, oddly, by eleven stairs.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Takes place in the mind of a young boy in just one day in school, oddly enough, bird lovers might enjoy it.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
  • So did confessing to a crime, oddly.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This upscale and oddly tasty dish is available in the suites and club level.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But for many of the rest of us, hearing our middle name can seem oddly formal.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This is the type of movie that can feel oddly comforting for midlife women.
    — Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 24 Nov. 2025
  • In the novel, the guitar makes two cameos, one of them oddly moving.
    — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
  • But oddly enough, some of those occupations still showed up on the list.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • All in Ohio, oddly enough, though the first four came in Columbus.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
  • And there is something about this shrug that feels oddly true to La Fontaine.
    — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
  • However, oddly, from here the name stuck and refused to leave.
    — Anhar Karim, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The effect is a film that’s oddly funny, right down to a mid-credits scene played for laughs.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Pastimes and people are oddly matched.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

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