Collocations for "uncanny"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "uncanny" in context.
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uncanny
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- has the uncanny [ability to, knack of]
- has an uncanny [sense, talent, nose] (for)
- had an uncanny [sense, sensation, feeling] (that)
- bears an uncanny [likeness, similarity, resemblance, parallel] to
- that's uncanny!
- uncanny [sounds, noises, skies]
- it's uncanny (just) how [much, good, alike]
- is uncanny to [see, watch, observe, think] (how)
- [shoot, fire, guess] with uncanny accuracy