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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a strange building" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a building that has unusual or unexpected characteristics.
Example: "As we walked through the old town, we stumbled upon a strange building that looked like it belonged in a fairy tale."
Alternatives: "an odd structure" or "a peculiar edifice."
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There is something immensely comforting about finding a convenient source of electricity in a strange building.
More than once on a walk I have found myself standing at the entrance to a strange building, waiting for my dog to finish sniffing the doorjamb, when someone I know from the dog park walks out.
On a winding country road, shadowed by South Korea's mountainous countryside, sits a strange building, jutting awkwardly from the cottages and tomato farms around it.
Next thing I knew I was in the stairwell of a strange building looking for a bathroom.
In his autobiography the British entertainer Danny La Rue recalled a visit to the Tower House with Liberace, writing that "It was a strange building and had eerie murals painted on the ceiling .
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On Black Fell, looking down on Northumberland's beautiful Kielder Water reservoir, a group of people wait in a car park next to a strange wooden building with a minimalist design beamed down from the future.
Near where I stay when I'm in London, behind the junction of Farringdon Road and Rosebery Avenue, is a strange boxy building set behind wonky green railings – it looks a bit like a stranded spaceship that has landed in someone's front garden.
Mr. Rove has cast Mr. Bush, who officially declared his re-election bid on Friday, as a G.O.P. Neo: a reluctant hero, a man of few words and one true-blue woman, who must battle enemies and forge alliances in a strange world, building strength and character as he rescues humanity.
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