strangely distant
Frequency: 6.36.1 per million words
Unusually or surprisingly unfriendly/detached.
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- Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.
- After the argument, she became strangely distant and wouldn't talk to me.
- He seemed strangely distant at the party, avoiding conversation with everyone.
- I felt strangely distant from my old friends during the reunion.
- The normally cheerful manager was strangely distant this morning.
- Her emails have become strangely distant, using only one-word replies.
- On the phone, his voice sounded strangely distant, as if his mind were elsewhere.
- Ever since he got the promotion, he's grown strangely distant from his former colleagues.
- There was a strangely distant look in her eyes as she stared out the window.
- He remained strangely distant throughout the entire meeting, not contributing at all.