incongruously
Example Sentences
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The men dressed up incongruously as samurai warriors, and Riley arranged for the sumo world champion to be there, all 350 pounds of him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Minutes later he takes a break, during which a poster for the James Bond film No Time To Die briefly, and incongruously, comes up on the screen.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Pudgy and messy, Kissinger incongruously acquired a reputation as a ladies’ man in the staid Nixon administration.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Several are on a thoroughfare incongruously named Happiness Road.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
“Is no trouble,” said Zorya Utrennyaya, one hand playing with her incongruously golden hair, and she yawned.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
