incongruous
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Still, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with an estimable European operatic pedigree could also appear an incongruous fit for L.A., which came to opera quite late in any kind of consistent or intrinsic way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Trump was barely more measured in a series of interactions with the media in the incongruous setting of an Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 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
Julie is intended as a fairly good-natured, warmly attractive and decidedly incongruous gunslinger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
It is perhaps the most incongruous relationship in sports.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing incongruous
Grade 10, List 2
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