strangeness

Example Sentences

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Funny how neither film adaptation knew what to make of El Rey, dropping him and Thompson’s surreal depiction of hell; the book’s admirers swear by the ending’s strangeness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Some species and populations take this strangeness even further by producing seeds without fertilization -- a reproductive strategy that is extremely rare among plants.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

The Joshua tree’s strangeness shifted from repulsive to striking.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The fact that Ammonite has a completely different orbit from the other sednoids has left astronomers puzzling over the diversity and strangeness of the outer Solar System.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 31, 2025

Had he always taken for granted the strangeness of these names?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan