odd circumstance

collocation in English

meaningsofoddandcircumstance

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odd
adjective
uk
/ɒd/us
/ɑːd/
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 ofoddandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofodd circumstance

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Is that not a ratheroddcircumstance?
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If so, it is a veryoddcircumstancethat he should have spent all his time up to now, when not inciting mobs to loot our concessions, in fighting fellow-countrymen.
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There is oneoddcircumstancewhich has been noted in his records.
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But they were carrying out a revolution and in rather odd circumstances.
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I do not want to discuss what were the particular, odd circumstances in this case.
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I heard that phrase used again in odd circumstances last autumn.
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I refer to the retention of the spouse's contribution—and its retention, at that, under very odd circumstances.
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It can occur in very odd circumstances; it can occur in mitigating circumstances.
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There are two other odd circumstances in the case.
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Only to be lost immediately under very odd circumstances.
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It relied on the use of odd circumstances in which the characters got involved.
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Arthur died in odd circumstances.
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