incongruent
Example Sentences
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"Specifically, we want to test incongruent pairings -- for example, what happens if you hear a drum but see a bird?" said Huang.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
As ETF leader Jan van Eck recently observed in these pages, such shareholder activism is particularly incongruent for investment funds that merely mirror stock market indexes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
"To me, there is a mind-blowing gap between the knowledge and worries of scientists and the opinions and aims of decision makers, i.e. an incongruent relationship between knowledge and political realities," Andersen-Ranberg told Salon.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025
“The pieces might be visually incongruent but there is this underlying connection to nature,” Mr. Chen said.
From New York Times • May 11, 2024
Something inside Doreen lit up, incongruent to the situation, because her voice dripped with excitement.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
