bizarre circumstances

collocation in English

meaningsofbizarreandcircumstance

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bizarre
adjective
uk
/bɪˈzɑːr/us
/bəˈzɑːr/
very strange ...
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circumstance
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us
/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofbizarreandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, aside from a handful of unusual case studies that have limited credibility because of their bizarre circumstances, there is no reliable way of addressing the question.
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It is full of unlikely facts, bizarre circumstances and at least a hint of a reversal in normal political roles.
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It could also lead to some bizarre circumstances.
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In these bizarre circumstances it seems sensible to adhere to that old-fashioned tradition and vote on the motion.
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We examined some of the most extraordinarily bizarre circumstances, and it was very difficult to find who was there at the time.
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We have heard of instances of laptops belonging to members of the security and intelligence services going missing or being stolen in what can be described only as bizarre circumstances.
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It is absurd that we could catch criminals if they trafficked in drugs but cannot touch them because they are trafficking in human beings in those bizarre circumstances.
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He is often seen in the company of a larger and deeper-voiced penguin as they take part in the bizarre circumstances of the show.
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This came under bizarre circumstances in the which took place in heavy rain.
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Howlett would later see his son run for statewide office through bizarre circumstances.
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