unnaturally

Example Sentences

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The milkmaid with one jar on her head and another under her arm balances herself precariously, almost unnaturally.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"Bones are overly smooth, spines unnaturally straight, lungs overly symmetrical, blood vessel patterns excessively uniform, and fractures appear unusually clean and consistent, often limited to one side of the bone."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

At the time, water from the firefighting effort had swept down the mountain creek and unnaturally breached a sandbar that separated the lagoon from the Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

They are giant—Hulk houses—swollen to the very limits of the legally allowed property setback, and unnaturally tall.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

The parting in his short gray hair was almost unnaturally straight, and his narrow toothbrush mustache looked as though he trimmed it using a slide rule.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling