surreal

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It felt surreal, and Jessica says she was slow to process the news.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Funny how neither film adaptation knew what to make of El Rey, dropping him and Thompson’s surreal depiction of hell; the book’s admirers swear by the ending’s strangeness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The current “Comeback” storyline is the brighter side of the “AI Doc” coin in that Al’s glitches are surreal and hilarious at worst.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

For a teenager from Montevideo it felt surreal: the facilities, the Premier League stars, the scale of everything.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It was a surreal sight—the tidy white fencing, the bright green lawn.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers