Collocation
funnily enough
Used to introduce a surprising, ironic, or coincidental fact or situation, often with a slight touch of amusement.
Definition
'funnily enough' is a common English collocation. Used to introduce a surprising, ironic, or coincidental fact or situation, often with a slight touch of amusement.
funnily enough
“Funnily enough, I was just thinking about you when you called.”
Examples
- Funnily enough, I just bought a new car myself last week.
- She said she wasn't hungry, but funnily enough, her plate was empty in minutes.
- We decided to go to the same restaurant, and funnily enough, we ran into our old teacher there.
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- He claimed he didn't know anything about the surprise party, but funnily enough, he was the first one to arrive.
- Funnily enough, the very solution I was looking for turned out to be right under my nose the whole time.
- I was thinking of calling you, and funnily enough, your message popped up right then.
- Despite all her protestations of disinterest, funnily enough, she ended up winning the competition.
- Funnily enough, both of us had the exact same idea for a vacation.
- They planned separate trips, but funnily enough, they ended up booking flights on the same day to the same city.
- The novel, funnily enough, perfectly captured the absurdities of daily life I often observe.
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More adverbial phrases
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