uncannily human robots. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble. ,Uncanny sounds filled the house. From Dictionary.com.
Naef seemed to me in looks, sound, manner and phrase uncannily like a mezzo Dorothea Röschmann, and what could be better than that?. From Wordnik.com. [An Unamplified Voice] Reference
He gave her suddenly a guilty-looking grin, an expression uncannily like Bredon’s, caught taking two biscuits at once from the tin. From Wordnik.com. [Presumption of Death]
At the further end of the room something glowed uncannily. From Wordnik.com. [A Dixie School Girl] Reference
"Yours truly, of course," said an uncannily familiar voice. From Wordnik.com. [Phule me twice]
Then he laughed uncannily, leering upon me over his spectacles. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
Jagged scars of livid brown rust uncannily funnels all sightlines. From Wordnik.com. [The Forsaken] Reference
They seemed almost uncannily to answer the desolating questions of his heart. From Wordnik.com. [The Witness] Reference
At times Leavitt could be as uncannily brilliant as he was dull and boresome. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
He takes turns living in the homes of his two sisters, and is uncannily sharp. From Wordnik.com. [The Orphans Of Oklahoma City] Reference
No. To his fingertip it was flaccid: uncannily so, as if it had only just died. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Dolphin]
Expert trains her pet raven to find lost objects with uncannily accurate results. From Wordnik.com. [Emily Cory Trains Raven, 'Shade,' To Find Lost Hikers] Reference
Her sobs echoed uncannily as if the well were filled with the ghosts of weeping children. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Obviously not the same as the one he'd just seen ... except the face was uncannily close. From Wordnik.com. [Phule me twice]
The burning blue surf was agitated, sending up pseudopods uncannily like worshipping arms. From Wordnik.com. [A World is Born] Reference
He didn't want to kill him; in fact, he wasn't sure he could, for Rend's reflexes were uncannily fast. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
There were not many of them, and when they had passed the countryside was strangely and uncannily quiet. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
Within just three years there was a full-scale revolt, uncannily like the one we're seeing in Iraq today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2004] Reference
She followed it out with a similar, uncannily smooth motion that reminded me of a spider in its eerie grace. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Beat]
They reminded him strangely, uncannily, of the techniques employed by Adolph Eichmann and the Hitler S.S. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
On radar and in reconstruction, the last moments of Flight 800 were uncannily similar to those of Pan Am 103. From Wordnik.com. [Going Back To Square One] Reference
On the streets, people, not shadows, who walk with a swing; who really seem to breath and not slink uncannily by!. From Wordnik.com. [Half A Chance] Reference
Here several dark birds perched uncannily on the dead branch of a massive oak that had been shattered by lightning. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
But Cecille's brain had been as uncannily busy as that of one who lies awake throughout a white and sleepless night. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
The rocky corridor was deserted, no sound came from the great cave, and the whole place seemed almost uncannily silent. From Wordnik.com. [Bandit Love] Reference
We'll show you what's happened to the world's most famous cinnamon bun, which some say looks uncannily like Mother Teresa. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2005] Reference
I had grave doubts, however, of the issue, for he terminated each run by coming to the top and swirling there most uncannily. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
His conception is uncannily close to truth; he names uranium as the raw material from which is extracted the vital substance. From Wordnik.com. [Edison's Conquest of Mars] Reference
She had light light brown hair cut in a page boy, round eyes that uncannily matched the hair, pinched. features, and a petulant mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Test]
During the third act, at an uncannily appropriate moment a great clap and clatter broke out in the heavens and directly over the theatre. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Dolphin]
The snow had stopped and everything was uncannily quiet, as if the whole of the Highlands had died and now lay wrapped in a white shroud. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Scriptwriter]
Near the road, a dead tree had been twisted into an agonized shape that looked uncannily like a dying man raising his arms toward the sky. From Wordnik.com. [Curse of the Shadowmage]
Festertool was buzzing with excitement when Aydrian came in one summer morning, a slain deer draped across his uncannily strong shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [Ascendance]
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