strangeness
noun
strange·ness
ˈstrānj-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being strange
2
: the flavor characterizing a strange quark
Examples of strangeness in a Sentence
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In his curiosity and his ability to telegraph his amusement about his fellow human beings, in all their strangeness, Mulaney also harkens back to Johnny Carson, David Letterman, and even Everybody’s in L.A.’s highest-profile guest, Jerry Seinfeld, at his straight-man best.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 10 May 2024
And for anyone not fully conversant with the film, reading them is a necessity to follow the deliberate strangeness of the story.
—David Benedict, Variety, 8 May 2024
Yorgos’s sets, for all the strangeness within his work, are famous for their playful, positive atmosphere.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As teenagers, my friends and I read Auster’s work avidly for both its strangeness — that touch of European surrealism — and its closeness.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
For Besson, the ordinary is suffused with sufficient strangeness.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
And the strangeness extended beyond the Senate vote.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Some concessions are made, seemingly to generate a more diverse audience, but ultimately Hellbound feels in step with Barker's first film in terms of style, delivery, and all-out strangeness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
Is this a comment on the everyday strangeness of existence?
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Judy Berman, TIME, 10 May 2024
And for anyone not fully conversant with the film, reading them is a necessity to follow the deliberate strangeness of the story.
—David Benedict, Variety, 8 May 2024
Yorgos’s sets, for all the strangeness within his work, are famous for their playful, positive atmosphere.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As teenagers, my friends and I read Auster’s work avidly for both its strangeness — that touch of European surrealism — and its closeness.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
For Besson, the ordinary is suffused with sufficient strangeness.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
And the strangeness extended beyond the Senate vote.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Some concessions are made, seemingly to generate a more diverse audience, but ultimately Hellbound feels in step with Barker's first film in terms of style, delivery, and all-out strangeness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
Is this a comment on the everyday strangeness of existence?
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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