uncanny
Example Sentences
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That’s not the only moment in Hobsbawm’s 1994 book “The Age of Extremes” that now reads as uncanny.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Barry’s score remains as uncanny as his sense of drama.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Their timing has long seemed almost uncanny, leading many people to assume that ravens simply follow wolves to find food.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
"The character stuff is uncanny & weird tho, & it feels like artistic expression risks being squeezed out."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Now dread came into the Kargs’ hearts and they began to seek one another, not the villagers, in the uncanny mist.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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