incongruously

Example Sentences

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The men dressed up incongruously as samurai warriors, and Riley arranged for the sumo world champion to be there, all 350 pounds of him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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

“I’m not even sure I’m a visual artist,” she said recently during a visit to her large Manhattan studio, incongruously located in a high-end Chelsea apartment building.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Pudgy and messy, Kissinger incongruously acquired a reputation as a ladies’ man in the staid Nixon administration.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Someone’s phone is ringing, an incongruously joyful and upbeat song.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins