incongruously
Example Sentences
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In fact, the bulk of this novel is devoted to earthly concerns—Iris’s deepening relationship with Geoffrey and, incongruously, her career aspirations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Most incongruously of all, outside a makeshift plastic doorway on a corner of the ground floor, next to piles of rubble and rubbish, stands a headless mannequin, wearing a wedding gown.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
Kissinger was pudgy and messy but incongruously acquired a reputation as a ladies’ man in the staid Nixon administration.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
“I am considered a radical on this issue,” Gelber says in an incongruously upbeat manner.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
With her incongruously small legs and massive torso, she looked like a refrigerator on crooked wheels.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
