How to Use weird in a Sentence

weird

adjective
  • I heard a weird noise.
  • That's weird—I put my book down right here just a few minutes ago and now it's gone.
  • My little brother acts weird sometimes.
  • Which is kind of a weird thing to happen at this stage of the year.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • But the weird part isn’t that our devices will talk to us.
    Steven Brykman, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2018
  • The idea of going out on a first date now is too weird.
    Falen Hardge, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But even in the world of farm dogs there are some gigs that are just plain weird.
    Andrew Amelinckx, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2017
  • What’s even more weird is that no one wants to talk about it.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2020
  • That’s what makes this fashion choice all the more weird.
    Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 21 June 2018
  • Most space heaters are clunky and brown, with a weird netting across the front.
    Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 1 Feb. 2019
  • And what’s great is that all those people are still on the team in a weird way.
    Nolan Feeney, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
  • For lovers of the strange, unusual, weird, and bizarre.
    The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile Greg, in a weird way, is like a rolling stone.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Later on, your bestie texts you at 8:08 p.m. on the dot (uh, weird).
    Brittany Beringer, Women's Health, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But yeah, that's why the monsters are so weird and look so cool.
    Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022
  • This idea that we’re supposed to be frozen in time is so weird.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 July 2023
  • Samantha doesn’t seem to feel that weird about it, though.
    Josh Duboff, vanityfair.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The whole thing just seems weird to me, but no one else is worried.
    Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 25 July 2022
  • Your skin breaks out in this weird, blotchy, red, puffy thing that lasts a few hours.
    David North, Chicago Reader, 10 July 2018
  • Wow, that is pretty weird to hear a crowd chant a riff.
    Ron Hart, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2023
  • And seeing little kids dressed as Phoebe is the weirdest thing in the world to me.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And still didn't hear from her, which was getting weird.
    CBS News, 5 June 2018
  • There’s someone out there weird enough to want a puppet of me and that’s fine.
    Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For cat lovers: Here are 5 weird things your cat is doing and why.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That seems kind of weird to me but your reaction to that.
    Fox News, 12 July 2018
  • Which was always a bit weird and now seems, well, crazy.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Then your friends are like, signing the checks for you—that feels a little weird.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Big-name changes like this always seem weird for a year or two.
    Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Trust us If all this seems silly or weird, you’re right.
    Kyle Whitmire, al, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Many regular, off-the-rack jeans may be too short, giving the unintentional cropped look that ends up being weird or gawky, especially when the shoes are on.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024

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