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: markedly strange or abnormal
freakish appearance
freakishly
adverb
freakishness
noun
Examples of freakish in a Sentence
a freakish twist of fate
had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment
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So much of the talk so far has been about Kylian Mbappe and his freakish goals record in World Cups.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Each tableau is also illustrated with generative AI, resulting in freakish scenes rife with garbled text and hallucinated details, like a diminutive squad car parked inside a police station filled with surveillance feeds.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
After a few freakish phone calls when my father did not seem able to come to the phone, Paul and I made an emergency visit, an intervention.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
At the heart of Michigan’s dominance is 6-9 senior forward/center Yaxel Lendeborg, a likely lottery pick with freakish length and defensive versatility.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Each tableau is also illustrated with generative AI, resulting in freakish scenes rife with garbled text and hallucinated details, like a diminutive squad car parked inside a police station filled with surveillance feeds.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
After a few freakish phone calls when my father did not seem able to come to the phone, Paul and I made an emergency visit, an intervention.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
At the heart of Michigan’s dominance is 6-9 senior forward/center Yaxel Lendeborg, a likely lottery pick with freakish length and defensive versatility.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for freakish
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“Freakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freakish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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