strange
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
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strangest
Britannica Dictionary definition of STRANGE
[also more strange; most strange]
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different from what is usual, normal, or expected
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odd
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Does his behavior seem strange to you?
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Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.
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That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen.
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What a strange-looking animal.
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There was something strange [=peculiar] about his new friend.
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She got a strange [=weird] feeling when the phone rang.
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He gave me a strange look.
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Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass.
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It's strange that nobody told me about this before.
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It's strange [=surprising] how quickly a person's opinion can change.
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It is strange (that) he would leave town and not tell anybody.
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That's strange. He was here a minute ago.
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The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building.
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A strange [=funny] thing happened to me on my way home.
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For some strange reason, we thought you weren't coming. [=it is strange that we thought you weren't coming]
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Strange to say [=strangely], I was thinking the same thing.
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not known, heard, or seen before
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unfamiliar
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Children are taught not to talk to strange people.
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The language was strange to me.
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a strange city/country
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not used before a noun
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not entirely comfortable or well
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He felt strange being the boss of people who were as old as his parents.
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My stomach feels a little strange.
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I began to feel strange, and then I fainted.
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The strangeness of the dream puzzled me.
