How to use "uncanny" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "uncanny" in popular movie and book plots

someone who bears an uncanny resemblance to Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch). - Wesen Nacht
Emily works at the front desk of a swanky hotel during the day and has an uncanny ability to soothe even the most irate guests (at night she performs with a comedy group at the Neo-Futurists). - Operator (film)
Tony is late to the group session, where the lecturer, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the scarred man, is critical of Tony. - Tony (Skins series 2)
They observed that a mysterious lady Manjusri (Manju De) sing uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. - Jighansa
After an uncanny streak of luck, he made a fortune and became the owner of the casino, investing in stocks and living lavishly, though unhappily. - Bob: A Life in Five Acts
Adam's dad arrived on the scene to unravel the misunderstandings; revealing that the reason Shah has been displaying uncanny behaviours to him was that he seemed to think his son, Amir had been alive all along, when in reality he also died from the same accident that killed his wife. - Munafik
One day, Lu Xinxin (Tao Hong), who knew Lin as the one-time a cappella singer for her musician husband Zhang Ke (Guo Feng), bumps into Lin and notices the uncanny resemblance between her husband and Lin's son. - Agreed Not to Separate
Struck by their uncanny resemblance, Cisco finds a letter from Don Fernando and decides to impersonate him. - Romance of the Rio Grande (1941 film)
He realises there is an uncanny similarity between the boy and his ex-girlfriend, so he decides to get to know the boy further only to uncover something Dev didn't wish he knew in the first place. - Maindhan (2014 film)
Corridor is a short film about a young man, who on the way to his apartment one night, starts hearing uncanny sounds. - Corridor film
After he and Joe also experience the pile's uncanny behavior, the latter ties down the offending boards and the crew trucks the rest of the wood over to Pile 1040. - The Hardwood Pile
Johnny fails to recognize her, yet says later that she bears an uncanny resemblance to his late wife, Nelly. - Phoenix (2014 film)
James Robertson (Tom Selleck) buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife, Chris. - Daughters of Satan
Wan and Maka are surprised and shocked by Ah Bin's uncanny resemblance to William, the only way to tell them apart is a mole on William's left cheek. - Prince William (TV series)
Gaurav's face bears an uncanny similarity to Aryan's, which helps him win the local talent show competition impersonating Aryan. - Fan (film)
Seong-beom is a foul-mouthed, hot-tempered detective with uncanny animal instincts in the violent crimes section who has never failed to solve a case. - S.I.U. (film)
You revert to exactly the same situation every time, but though the world hasn’t changed, your knowledge has – and with that comes an uncanny sense of progress. - Aisle (video game)
From the back of the lecture hall, Katje watches in astonishment as dr Weyland provides uncanny insight into how vampires might actually look and behave. - The Vampire Tapestry
Even when sober, Orion notices the uncanny resemblance between the stranger and his descriptions of the superheroine in his book-in-progress. - Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel
The strain of keeping Tom a secret from her friends and family, who would immediately recognize the uncanny resemblance, begins to wear on Nikki, Tom, and the relationship. - The Face of Love (film)
They uncovered a series of carvings that depicted mostly the native Quraquans, but additionally, they discovered one that bore an uncanny resemblance to the statue on Iapetus - presumably, one of the Monument-Makers. - The Engines of God
Afterwards the school's Chairman of the board, Shuji Ikutsuki (Hideyuki Hori), asks Yukari to keep a close eye on Makoto due to his uncanny characteristics which hint at his "potential" and coincidental circumstances involving the death of his parents during an accident in the city some ten years previous. - Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth
Her child bears an uncanny resemblance to Sir John. - The Accomplished Rake
With the uncanny rapport between them, the two become instant bosom buddies. - Summer Brothers
His new boss, Óscar Cadena, makes a plan to take down the powerful Medellin Cartel, that is headed by the infamous don Pablo Escobar, while Martin moves up fast in the syndicate, becoming a vital part of the growing North Valley Cartel, he begins a turbulent life in the midst of a cartel war that Martín that he is uncanny to take part, forcing him to move to Mexico looking for allies while struggles between the money and power that he now owns, and becoming a sapo (snitch) for the DEA, to protect his beloved Sofia. - The Snitch Cartel
Droopy introduces Drippy to mr Theeves, who is briefly astonished by Drippy's uncanny resemblance to Droopy, immediately startledly jumping up to the chandelier, thinking he was seeing double. - Droopy's Double Trouble
Meanwhile, an anonymous tip-off leads George and Jane to 'The Roaring Twenties', a strip club where they are both astonished at the appearance of Monica (also Marissa Mell), a nightclub stripper who, although a luxuriant blond, bears an uncanny resemblance to the dead Susan. - Una sull'altra
As Kaz begins to relive and play out the tragic events involving her family and friends, played by Daisuke Suzuki, Jane Lui, and Paul Dateh, her flashbacks guide us through an intense roller coaster of vivid imagery and uncanny reality. - Hibakusha (film)
The ancient inscriptions foretold of all events since Tang Dynasty was founded, such as who would be the emperors, when would disasters occur, all of which were predicted with uncanny accuracy. - Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story
Jalan, in spite of his companions' warnings includes the woman in their band as he is already mesmerized by her unearthly beauty and mysterious and uncanny aura. - Valley of Flowers (film)
Noticing that the Llano Kid bear an uncanny resemblance to Ibarra, the Travers conspire to persuade the Kid to pose as Ibarra so they can collect their reward. - The Llano Kid
Mentally, he is still eight years old, and it's a puzzle what to do with him, until someone discovers that he has an uncanny rapport with children. - Da grande (film)
He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer. - Daughter of the Tong
Annie, Britta, and Shirley join Abed at the back of the class and find that he has an uncanny ability to pick out people's imperfections (with Abed's point of view visualized as a Terminator- or RoboCop-like display). - Aerodynamics of Gender
Ellis who bears an uncanny resemblance to her husband, Evan. - The Supernaturals (film)
When Rajeev narrates an incident in his childhood bearing uncanny resemblance to Nandita’s short story, she realizes he is her childhood friend on whose shoulders she leaned on in times of distress. - Meghamalhar
In order to save Christmas, Eli (Danny Woodburn) and Eddy (Richard Kind) the uncanny elf dog have to go to New York City to save Santa and Paws. - The Search for Santa Paws
There is an uncanny resemblance between the two. - ...And Once Again
Yossi bears an uncanny resemblance to the Lithuanian farmer Juozas, who hid Sonia and Izia as children in 1941, and won over Sonia's heart in 1944 in an unequal competition with the inexperienced Izia. - Arie (film)
Four months later, Lily sees a street vendor selling pretzels who bears an uncanny resemblance to Barney and gathers the rest of the gang to witness the doppelgänger, but they find that the vendor looks nothing like Barney. - Doppelgangers (How I Met Your Mother)
Sach develops an uncanny ability to sing, after having his tonsils removed, and Slip convinces Louie to turn his sweet shop into a night club, The Bowery Palace, after unsuccessfully trying to get Sach a singing job at a neighboring club, The Rio Cabana. - Blues Busters (film)
The plot thickens when Aniket auditions a young actress, Shikha (Ananya Chatterjee), who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife when she was younger. - Abohoman
As he cleans the windows of the private TV channel Kanal I, the president of the channel, Berk, discovers that Imdat has an uncanny ability to sense what program will yield the best ratings and what is likely to be panned by audiences, thus Berk begins milking Imdat's unique ability to score ratings. - Kanalizasyon
She is shocked by his uncanny resemblance to José Manuel. - Velo de novia
Kit races against time to stop brainwashed people (including a press photographer, a Secret Service agent and an EMT) from assassinating a diplomat who has an uncanny ability to bring nations to peace, and the only man who can do so to the Middle East and whose death would spark wars (and thereby increase the Brotherhood's revenue). - The Phantom (miniseries)
Manu soon discloses his story to Shankrappa, who advises him to talk to Dollar, who in turn has always had an uncanny knack to escape from the asylum. - Manasaare
She first meets Eugene Alexandre De Volkan, a beautiful man whom she calls Mustafa because of his uncanny resemblance to the now dead snow leopard she once loved. - Hanasakeru Seishōnen
With uncanny talent as a geologist and a quick intelligence matched by savvy and courage, Phillip Mercer is fast becoming a legend in powerful circles around the world. - The Medusa Stone
She notes an uncanny resemblance in their appearance, and decides to trade places with her. - Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan
Now, Nancy Drew is undercover on the set to get to the bottom of suspicious press leaks and uncanny accidents that have the production schedule in jeopardy. - Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses
Also, his uncanny ability with a rifle is commented upon. - Veitikka
Locked up in the luxury penthouse of his 'second' mother, Abeltje finds out that he does bear an uncanny resemblance to Johnny, this makes his next destination clear: he wants to find Johnny. - Abeltje
Burke almost apprehends the gang in the midst of an attempted theft, but Rinty's uncanny perceptions foil Burke's coup, and Foster is killed for betraying the gang. - While London Sleeps
Brinda notices some uncanny similarities between Abhik and her anonymous chat friend, in the way they talk, and in their choice of phrase. - Antaheen
Meanwhile, Bunty finds another cat which bears an uncanny resemblance to the dead cat. - Raat (film)
The reindeer are unable to fly, and Puppy Paws and the Buddies volunteer to save Christmas with their uncanny abilities (the Buddies remembered what Shasta taught them). - Santa Buddies
Enraged with jealousy and disturbed by the uncanny parallels between Gemma's life and that of the heroine of Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Joubert anonymously sends Gemma some photocopied extracts from the book as a warning that she may suffer the same fate as Emma Bovary. - Gemma Bovery
After the real Ramon finally sees that he is traveling with a man who bears uncanny resemblance to him, the clone kills his original in an act of desperation and then, assuming his (former. - Hunter's Run
Along the way he demonstrates uncanny survival and fighting skills, hunting wildlife and swiftly defeating a group of desert bandits who try to ambush him. - The Book of Eli
Charley ignores the suggestion at first, but after some days he goes to the widow's flat and he is astonished at the uncanny resemblance between the woman, whose name is Nancy Whitmore, and Rose. - Back (novel)
The body bears an uncanny similarity to him; this brings back a flood of visions: Manav was in fact, Amar Khanna in his previous birth. - Krishna Cottage
Unbeknownst to him, she had fallen in love with the image of Saint George, and is greatly disturbed by the uncanny resemblance to their guest. - A Scandal in Paris
As weeks turn into months in his self-imposed isolation, Charleston becomes fixated on the names on the tablet, and begins to experience ghostly visions of the lost souls, who start to relate to him their sad stories of sorrow, escape and unfulfilled dreams, in what seems an uncanny parallel to Charleston's own situation. - Thunder Rock (film)
The film then cuts to protagonist Romano (Robin Padilla), a retired military operative who goes into seclusion after being seriously wounded in battle and almost died, discovers that he has the uncanny ability of seeing ghosts around people who will soon encounter sudden, disastrous deaths. - Sundo
Smith's uncanny film-editing magic of replacing the old frozen duck with a better one surprises mrs Omsk and excites Bizetti, who cleans the duck, stuffs it and sews it up. - Menu (film)
dr West believes The Corrupted will resurrect his dead love Leonora, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Jennifer and originally died of cholera. - Splatterhouse (2010 video game)
Despite Frank's skepticism, Tracy has some success in designing the game by conquering the uncanny valley, a scale on which the strangeness of special effects are measured. - Succession (30 Rock)
However, with strong senses of taste and smell, and an uncanny ability to describe his experiences from those senses, Shizuku submerges himself in the world of wine and tries to solve the mysteries of the 13 wines and defeat Issei. - Drops of God
Astounded by the uncanny resemblance between Rassendyll and their liege, they take him to meet Rudolf at a hunting lodge. - The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film)
Their childhood is disrupted by the bombastic Irishman who claims blood ties with Wellington and Queen Victoria and so gains uncanny influence over the girls' gross stupid stepmother, Tant Sannie. - The Story of an African Farm (film)
It is Ben's uncanny ability to see the dead that has caused him and his sister to be shunted between homes, as the families fostering them are unnerved by Ben. - The Whitby Witches
However, they find an uncanny resemblance between the town of Galen and its inhabitants, and the literary world of their idol. - The Land of Laughs
She also has uncanny reflexes and is able to catch balls thrown at her without even looking. - Chocolate (2008 film)
The constant reminder from friends and even her own husband of her uncanny resemblance to Aimee, Simon's late wife, drives Jeanne into a sort of depression, causing her to shut herself off from her husband and nearly costing her life on one occasion. - The King's Daughter
At first, her appearance and mannerisms invoke the uncanny valley; her skin appears wax-like and her speech is staccato. - Spadla z oblakov
Set in the 1940s British India, the film is about the extraordinary, uncanny and touching bonding of the so-called low-caste Ponthan Mada (Mammootty) with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran (Naseeruddin Shah), who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army. - Ponthan Mada
"It was an uncanny ability nobody could explain, except to say [soubats and Zivvers] were possessed of Cobalt or Strontium". - Dark Universe (novel)
, drawing attention to the uncanny resemblance between the plots of the two films. - Mister Ten Per Cent
Fred Halpern, a young man (presumably high-school age) training at the Goddard Space Academy is expelled a week before graduation due to his long history of insubordination and arrogance, despite his top-rate piloting skills and uncanny ability to accurately figure trajectories and orbits in his head. - Moon of Mutiny
We can at most glimpse it, in those uncanny moments when the world seems wrong". - 2666
Teppei's uncanny resemblance to Keisuke, and his blood type proves to Daisuke that he was, indeed, his half-brother. - Karei-naru Ichizoku
However, the two of them develop an uncanny friendship and mutual respect after braving danger together. - Juedai Shuangjiao
One is a super-intelligent golden retriever with an uncanny ability to communicate and reason. - Watchers II
For the edge-driving finale, Salamin (Mirror/Lens) grips us into the uncanny tale of a family moving into a new house, which was seemed uninhabited for years. - Wag Kang Lilingon
Following a study of the old diary, Adam begins to see uncanny parallels between what happened on the ship and the dangerous events that are taking place in town. - Mandragora (novel)
Holmes then reveals that in World War I, the real Barham was a prisoner in a German war camp and had an uncanny resemblance to a Heinrich Von Bock, a member of the German Secret Service; one day the real Barham was taken out and executed; the gentleman who called Holmes into the case was Von Bock himself who had been posing as Barham for 24 years; Holmes then adds that Barham had no immediate family, so his private life was well studied by Von Bock, who also studied at Oxford and had knowledge of the English language and manners. - Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
This leads him to Seo Hae-in (Shin Min-a), a quiet librarian who has the uncanny ability to make a psychic connection to an object to discover its history. - The Devil (TV series)
His uncanny ability to understand the animals captivates Thuy, who begins helping at the zoo. - Owl and the Sparrow
The film tells the story of Boyd (played by Boyle), an American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese. - Big Dreams Little Tokyo
She bears an uncanny resemblance to the Queen. - The Firebrand (Kemp novel)
Louis is about to order their executions when Colbert tells him about Philippe's uncanny resemblance to him. - The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)
As the daughter gets older the narrator notices she bears an uncanny resemblance to her mother, but he refuses to give the child a name. - Morella (short story)
Tarzan encounters a lost race with uncanny mental powers, after which he revisits the lost cities of Cathne and Athne, previously encountered in the earlier novel Tarzan and the City of Gold. - Tarzan the Magnificent (novel)
Once again instilled with life after her brief stay in the afterworld, amnesiac Malvina is soon drawn to the mysterious Felisberto as a result of his uncanny resemblance to her one-time fiancé Adolfo. - The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
As the story progresses, due to uncanny circumstances, Faust appears once again, much more zealous, brutal and merciless than before, restarting his world-conquering agenda. - Saber Marionette J to X
Odingo encourages Moses, now a young man, to make a harrowing high-speed journey out to the moons, hoping to use his uncanny knack for animal communication to establish a rapport with Halfholder. - Wheelers (novel)
Buckenham was held in a German POW camp with Loddon, and while watching him, becomes convinced that he is in fact another former POW, Frank Wellney, an actor (also played by Bogarde) who shared their hut and bore an uncanny resemblance to Loddon. - Libel (film)
Whenever they have trouble in their lives they enact rituals of their own devising which have an uncanny way of cadencing in the same way that their problems eventually resolve. - The Changeling (Snyder novel)
Del's mother shows an uncanny sense of time when she knows exactly when the rain will stop. - Ticktock (novel)
After some gags involving telephones, the wives are seen making preparations for a surprise party to celebrate their first anniversary during which a cake lands on mrs Laurel's head, causing her to bear an uncanny resemblance to a portrait of Elizabeth I on the dining room wall. - Twice Two
is a fictional autobiography narrated by Vadim Vadimovich (VV), a Russian-American writer with uncanny biographical likenesses to the novel's author, Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Nabokov. - Look at the Harlequins!
The Horse appears to have an uncanny ability to Hate the various dangers Karigan encounters, always delivering Karigan to safety. - Green Rider
Kirby's life had been overshadowed by an uncle who had been a mathematics teacher and suddenly developed an uncanny talent for gambling, broke several casinos and made himself a millionaire. - The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
He meets Sachiko (also played by Mitsuya), a nurse and Ensai's daughter, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Yukiko, and is taking care of his mother. - Jigoku (film)
They run into Coleman who sees Stan's uncanny resemblance to the bullfighter. - The Bullfighters
Sometimes that dependability is reflected in his uncanny ability to make the wrong choices for the right reasons, which usually involve his brother. - Friday Night Lights (TV series)
A mysterious man in white, whose identity we never learn, murders an unemployed miner who bears an uncanny resemblance to the union leader at the old pit and bribes the only witness to frame the union leader of the new pit. - Pitfall (1962 film)
After the others start thinking they are uncanny lookalikes the members all decide to quickly leave the hotel and fly to LA but suddenly they are busted and thrown in jail and get wrongly accused of impersonating S Club and trying to run out on the hotel bill despite telling the jailer they are the real S Club and innocent. - Seeing Double (film)
The next day they go to the competition and when it's Ben's turn, he says he can't do it, but Jack realizes he has the uncanny ability to skateboard. - MVP: Most Vertical Primate
The main army is led by Nimue, who has an uncanny ability to find her way in the dark. - The Winter King (novel)
Jerry doesn't know what to think of George's uncanny ability to see fine details while "squinting"; however after George mistakes an onion for an apple, Jerry wonders whether George was also mistaken about having seen Amy with Jeffrey. - The Glasses
Steven soon discovers that Jack has an uncanny ability to play the sport of ice hockey and Jack joins Steven on the Nuggets after the coach convinces the league's owners that a chimpanzee player would bring in a massive increase in ticket sales. - MVP: Most Valuable Primate
In Disney's fifth installment to the franchise, Air Bud finds that he also has the uncanny ability to play volleyball. - Air Bud: Spikes Back
Along the way she discovers that Buddy also has the uncanny ability to play baseball. - Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
Next, it is discovered that Buddy also has the uncanny ability to play soccer. - Air Bud: World Pup
It all starts when Sullivan innocently tosses Josh's basketball-savvy dog, Buddy, a football one day, and he discovers that Buddy also has an uncanny ability to play the sport of football. - Air Bud: Golden Receiver
He is considered a genius by many of his associates for his uncanny ability to make intuitive leaps of logic when tracking down criminals. - Blood on the Moon (novel)
While visiting the Past-o-rama theme park, Fry runs over a robot with an uncanny resemblance to Bender. - The Lesser of Two Evils
Among those is Osiris, a blind operative who had an uncanny linguistic ability and has also regarded Ambler as his close friend. - The Ambler Warning
Once there, the girls find a statue that bears an uncanny resemblance to Nancy, in a whispering pose. - The Whispering Statue
Needing money after discovering the town's ruinous rate of inflation, McCullough demonstrates his uncanny firearms ability to the mayor and town council, and becomes the new sheriff. - Support Your Local Sheriff!
Young, funny, with unconventional methods of teaching and an uncanny ability to connect with his students, mr quickly wins the hearts not only of the students but also the teachers, especially the young art teacher, ms Davies. - School of Life
She apologizes later, but with Bree's uncanny composure and her eagerness to settle Rex's will, Phyllis starts to suspect Bree isn't sorry Rex is dead. - You Could Drive a Person Crazy
There, a man who found out about her secrets was killed as she had the uncanny ability to protect herself. - The Ring Virus
To help Lowie communicate with his fellow students, Chewbacca and Han give him a small translator droid named Em Teedee, whose mannerisms bear an uncanny resemblance to those of the droid C-3PO. - Young Jedi Knights
These echoes are so uncanny as to include body gestures and intonations, leading Lauren to bring him into the house, bathe him, and take him shopping, all the while trying to pry from him the source of his "memories," that is, the conversations between Lauren and her dead husband. - The Body Artist
After discovering Lucifer's uncanny ability to predict forthcoming natural deaths Seff has created an incredible worldwide protection racket. - I, Lucifer (O'Donnell novel)
Diabolik does not use firearms: his main weapons are the daggers he throws with uncanny ability, as well as a small dart gun with knockout darts. - Diabolik
Thrilled to be alive again, Jack attempts to greet Charlie, but ends up terrifying him with his uncanny appearance. - Jack Frost (1998 film)
Since he has an uncanny resemblance to Sei's deceased brother, she sometimes addresses him as "aniue"a respectful term for older brother. - Kaze Hikaru
While visiting the museum, Florence notices an uncanny resemblance between a wax figure of Joan of Arc and the dead model. - Mystery of the Wax Museum
However, he discovers that he receives all sorts of benefits from authority figures and businesses that mistake him for Krusty due to their uncanny resemblance. - Homie the Clown
Due to his uncanny abilities, he has found part-time work in his old age as a finder of lost cats (notably, Murakami's earlier work The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle also involves searching for a lost cat). - Kafka on the Shore
Tensions arise as Song begins to have reservations, touched by the victim's youth and innocence and his uncanny resemblance to their first victim of the film, while Tang remains focused on making money for himself and his own family. - Blind Shaft
Duncan ends up running into a high school thug named Wedge (Lamont Johnson), and gets in trouble, but also ends up discovering an uncanny ability to kick field goals, and joins the school's football team. - Class Act
Once everyone arrives at the new house, Margaret’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic, and she seems to have an uncanny knowledge of Tera’s thoughts and feelings. - The Jewel of Seven Stars
During the story, Desiderio visits the sexualised exhibits of the peep show a number of times to find that they bear uncanny resemblance to the events that occur within his own life. - The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Then, in a flashback, Jim Duncan (Buddy Van Horn), a federal marshal bearing an uncanny resemblance to the Stranger, is whipped to death in front of the hotel by outlaws Stacey Bridges (Geoffrey Lewis) and brothers Dan and Cole Carlin (Dan Vadis and Anthony James) as the people of Lago look on. - High Plains Drifter
When Lincoln arrives, he finds Surak dead and discovers Kahless's uncanny ability to mimic voices. - The Savage Curtain
Fortune favours Justin Alastair, the uncanny and notorious Duke of Avon, casting in his way, one Paris night, the means to revenge himself on his enemy, the Comte de Saint-Vire. - These Old Shades
Josh soon discovers that Buddy has the uncanny ability to play basketball, and decides to let Buddy come home with him. - Air Bud
In Japan's Sengoku period, Takeda Shingen, daimyō of the Takeda clan, meets with his brother Nobukado, and an unnamed thief whom the latter met by chance and spared from crucifixion due to the thief's uncanny resemblance to Shingen. - Kagemusha
Jack grew up to become a lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department, where his professionalism and uncanny talent have helped him establish a nearly-legendary reputation. - Black House (novel)
The other guests attempt to test Craig's foresight and set him at ease, while entertaining each other with various tales of uncanny or supernatural events that they experienced or were told about. - Dead of Night
Phillip is a naive nobody with an uncanny knack for winning in a casino. - The Winner (1996 film)
Melody, too simple to notice the undue attention Josie receives, uses her uncanny behavioral perception and becomes suspicious of Fiona and Wyatt. - Josie and the Pussycats (film)
Though a normal pre-adolescent boy in most aspects, Daryl begins to exhibit extraordinary talents after he goes to live with foster parents Joyce (Mary Beth Hurt) and Andy Richardson (Michael McKean), including uncanny abilities at baseball, interaction with an ATM, and in playing Pole Position (where he can play and react faster than humanly possible). - D.A.R.Y.L.
The story revolves around Althalus, a professional thief with a gift for storytelling and a reputation for uncanny luck. - The Redemption of Althalus
They are accompanied by the Messenger, a sinister stranger who demonstrates uncanny knowledge of the subject. - The Dybbuk
For days "before her birthday," his daughter Margaret (also Leon) - who bears an uncanny resemblance to Tera and was born at the instant they recited her name - has recurring nightmares. - Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Isabel is, like Anna, an object hunter, despite her advanced age, and has an uncanny knowledge of where and when to find the objects they require. - In the Country of Last Things
On a trip to New York, the Jenkins's discover a painting of Charles Collins, which bears an uncanny resemblance to Quentin. - Night of Dark Shadows
As the Enterprise evacuates the area before open conflict begins, Toral and the Duras sisters consider Picard a coward, but their Romulan ally, a woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to the late Tasha Yar, emerges from the shadows and warns them that Picard may return. - Redemption (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
The authors introduce the story via science fiction tropes such as the uncanny – coincidences, ESP, unearthly lighting effects, distorted visions, supernatural aural frequencies and scenes dissolving into another – pointing to the underlying threat of instability that drives the novel. - The Inheritors (Conrad and Ford novel)
While Mulrooney investigates, John notices that his wife Isobel bears an uncanny resemblance to Princess Ananka. - The Mummy (1959 film)
On the morning Lord Edgware's murder is discovered, comedian/actress Carlotta Adams (known for her uncanny impersonations, including one of Wilkinson) is found dead from an overdose of Veronal, a death Poirot hoped he could prevent. - Lord Edgware Dies
There the two boys get to know one another, fascinated by each other's life and their uncanny resemblance; they were born on the same day. - The Prince and the Pauper
He meets several of their widows and is amazed to find an uncanny resemblance in their adopted, black-haired, blue-eyed sons. - The Boys from Brazil (film)
In addition, Buffy is exhibiting uncanny abilities not known to her, including heightened agility, senses, and endurance, yet she repeatedly tries Merrick's patience with her frivolous nature, indifference to slaying and sharp-tongued remarks. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)

Example sentences for "uncanny" in interesting articles

You think you’re clear now, but how many things went the way you expected?Is there a weird middle ground, an uncanny valley, where you have no access to justice? Unless you’re severely beaten with cameras rolling or really have nothing to lose, your wiser friends will tell you to shut up and deal.The following Tuesday, I approached a narrow Plexiglas slit in the courthouse window, and was handed a piece of paper with the word “dismissed”. - How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help
The new Chinese plane, built by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, bears an uncanny external resemblance to the F-35: same twin tail fins, same chiseled nose, same wing shape. - How the U.S. and Its Allies Got Stuck with the Worlds Worst New Warplane
You think you’re clear now, but how many things went the way you expected?Is there a weird middle ground, an uncanny valley, where you have no access to justice? Unless you’re severely beaten with cameras rolling or really have nothing to lose, your wiser friends will tell you to shut up and deal.The following Tuesday, I approached a narrow Plexiglas slit in the courthouse window, and was handed a piece of paper with the word “dismissed”. - Good Samaritan Backfire
This was the uncanny correlation between Deep Dream images and human hallucinations provoked by a stout dose of LSD or magic mushrooms. - Inside Google's Deep Dreams project
The new Chinese plane, built by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, bears an uncanny external resemblance to the F-35: same twin tail fins, same chiseled nose, same wing shape. - How the U.S. and Its Allies Got Stuck with the Worlds Worst New Warplane
This is the uncanny valley over which our drones circle. - Confessions of a Drone Warrior
Then in 2005 a national newspaper supplement recommended the poster as a Christmas gift and, as Stuart Manley put it, “all hell broke loose.” Since that time, tens of thousands of the posters have been sold, and the slogan has found its way onto t-shirts and coffee mugs and has been the inspiration of countless parodies like “Keep Calm and Party On” and “Freak Out and Run Like Hell.” Removed from its original context, the wartime slogan has an uncanny resonance in today’s world. - "Keep Calm and Carry On": The Story of the Iconic World War II Poster
Discussing the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 in which nuclear war was narrowly averted, Pinker dismisses the view that “the de-escalation was purely a stroke of uncanny good luck”. - John Gray: Steven Pinker is wrong about violence and war
This is the audio equivalent of the uncanny valley people experience with computer generated humans in 3D animation. Years ago I found a trick to help over come this. - Why I use non-American English voices in my text to speech
Wikipedia is still necessary for its uncanny ability to provide basic (if often flawed) introductions to nearly everything. - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy shows a higher-quality internet is possible

Meaning of "uncanny" in English

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Examples
- the three weird sisters
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
- an unearthly light
- he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
surpassing the ordinary or normal
Example
- his uncanny sense of direction

Meaning of "uncanny" in Hindi

अलौकिक ( Alaukik)
भयानक ( Bhayanak)
रहस्यमय ( Rahasyamay)
अतिप्राकृतिक
विचित्र ( Vichitr, wichitr)

Synonyms of "uncanny"

unearthly
eldritch
weird
preternatural

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