peculiarly

Example Sentences

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Peculiarly, in the case of the recent outbreak, none of the recently-infected had traveled to any of those places, raising questions as to the source.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2021

Peculiarly, the largest bones were scarred and broken, but more fragile ribs and vertebrae were still intact.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2017

Peculiarly, the majority opinion, written by Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown, explicitly dismisses such arguments as “hypotheticals about the dire consequences of criminalizing password sharing.”

From Slate • Sep. 27, 2016

Peculiarly, the Pentagon is saying that acknowledging specific U.S. battlefield wounded is a bigger intelligence bonanza for U.S. foes than announcing specific U.S. battlefield deaths.

From Time • Jun. 22, 2016

Peculiarly, the abandoned land was the wettest—with its rivers, lakes, and rainforest, it should have been the best place to wait out a drought.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann