incongruous
Example Sentences
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“This is more a reflection of a truly incongruous U.S. stance than infighting in Tehran,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Its pale blue packaging features snowy landscapes, which appear incongruous compared to the jungle surrounding the building.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
It seems completely incongruous a club the size of Rangers, its life spent under a gigantic microscope, could possibly move quietly into contention, but that's the reality.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
They called the place La Ciénega, a corruption of an Indigenous word and an incongruous name — the swamp — in a desert wasteland.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
He paused, pulled on his long black coat, which had hung in the front hall, incongruous beside Mr. Frost’s tweed jacket and fawn mackintosh.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing incongruous
Grade 10, List 2
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