1
: in an odd manner
2
: as is odd
was quite happy, oddly enough
Examples of oddly in a Sentence
the house's oddly shaped roof
Their lives had been oddly similar.
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Some scenes end oddly, with a lingering shot that leads to a slow fade out to black.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Pokémon has one of the most devoted fanbases in history—collectors will spend thousands on rare cards, limited-edition toys, and now, apparently, oddly shaped snacks.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
For a film about the claustrophobic survivalism endemic to deep-sea diving, Last Breath is oddly relaxed, a movie whose tension seems just as lost underwater as its subject.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
But the only teammate who made more than one 3-pointer against the Bucks oddly was Bam Adebayo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Pokémon has one of the most devoted fanbases in history—collectors will spend thousands on rare cards, limited-edition toys, and now, apparently, oddly shaped snacks.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
For a film about the claustrophobic survivalism endemic to deep-sea diving, Last Breath is oddly relaxed, a movie whose tension seems just as lost underwater as its subject.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
But the only teammate who made more than one 3-pointer against the Bucks oddly was Bam Adebayo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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oddly
adverb
odd·ly
ˈäd-lē 
1
: in an odd manner
was behaving oddly
2
: as is odd
liked the work, oddly enough
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