uncanny
Example Sentences
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The similarities are uncanny: Nebius now has over 3.5 gigawatts of contracted capacity, the exact same figure CoreWeave reported last week.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
YouTube may also find itself in a sort of uncanny valley with buyers as elements of its business increasingly resemble traditional media but remain different in key ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
As Manchester recounted, “The artist’s eye was uncanny; next morning a team of surveyors found he had been less than six inches off the axis.”
From Salon • May 7, 2026
And yet the glue that held it all together was Marquinhos, still peerless at 31, and with the uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time while exuding calm authority.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
She was suddenly aware of how alone she was in this queer place, and she had the uncanny sensation that the singing trees had been singing about her.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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