seem extraordinary

Frequency: 7.815.6 per million words

to give the impression of being extraordinary

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Examples (10)

  • It may seem extraordinary, but he finished the marathon in under two hours.
  • At the time, her scientific theories seemed extraordinary and were widely dismissed.
  • The level of detail in the miniature sculpture seems absolutely extraordinary.
  • It seems extraordinary that a single person could accomplish so much in one lifetime.
  • To the villagers, the stranger's ability to predict the weather seemed extraordinary.
  • Doesn't it seem extraordinary that we've found no evidence of life on other planets yet?
  • The fact that the fragile antique survived the fire unscathed seemed extraordinary to the investigators.
  • It would seem extraordinary if she failed the exam, given how much she has studied.
  • His sudden recovery from the illness seemed nothing short of extraordinary to his doctors.
  • In retrospect, the decision to invest all their money in that startup seemed extraordinary, but it paid off.