uncanny

Example Sentences

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While I’ve always felt closer to Mom, Dad has an uncanny ability to know how I’m feeling without asking.

From Literature

Starting any new car company in America, let alone an electric one, requires uncanny maneuvering and persistence against every kind of bureaucratic, regulatory and political sandbagging.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was uncanny how they looked like water and land animals at the same time.

From Literature

And, along the way, the Patriots were boosted by an uncanny number of lucky breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Tien’s all-around ability in every other aspect of the game gives him an uncanny ability to stay in rallies.

From The Wall Street Journal