incongruously

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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

My mind incongruously goes to amniocentesis, the dread prenatal test I underwent two decades earlier during my first pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Pudgy and messy, Kissinger incongruously acquired a reputation as a ladies’ man in the staid Nixon administration.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

“I am considered a radical on this issue,” Gelber says in an incongruously upbeat manner.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

“Is no trouble,” said Zorya Utrennyaya, one hand playing with her incongruously golden hair, and she yawned.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman