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adverb

abnormally

CEFR B2

in an abnormal manner

In a sentence

Six example sentences with abnormally, each labelled with its topic.

  • The valve closed abnormally on the scan, shutting a beat late and letting blood slip backward each cycle.

    Medicine

  • The lake sat abnormally low that August, leaving the ferry dock stranded a hundred meters from the water.

    Travel

  • One boss behaved abnormally after the patch, freezing mid-animation instead of chasing players across the arena.

    Gaming

  • The rookie has abnormally long arms for a guard, which lets him deflect passes that should sail well over his head.

    Basketball

  • Trading volume was abnormally high in the last hour, and the exchange later traced most of it to one algorithm.

    Finance

  • The bread rose abnormally fast in the warm kitchen, and the loaf collapsed in the oven with a hollow crust.

    Cooking

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