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The phrase "a strange thing for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an unusual or unexpected situation or behavior related to a specific subject or context.
Example: "It was a strange thing for her to say, considering how close they had been."
Alternatives: "an odd thing for" or "a peculiar thing for".
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"Retirement is a strange thing for her," Hanfeng said.
"It was a strange thing for a Turkish guy to be called Salami".
It was a strange thing for a 10-year-old boy to be reading.
"That's a strange thing for an eight-year-old to tell you," she said.
It was seen as a strange thing for women to do.
"It might seem a strange thing for me to say, having written Home.
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Mr. Powers called it "a strange thing indeed" for the Academy to shift decision making to third parties, in this case the newspapers.
"I'm just a grandmother with two eyes and a brain," she says, which is an awfully strange thing for a former First Lady, U.S. senator, and Secretary of State to say.
It might seem like a strange thing to say for someone who's just written a memoir, but it's other people who I find really fascinating, not myself.
Seems like a strange thing to aim for, but I honestly believe it's the best way to head off the critics who claim the channel has become too commercial and is straying from its remit for innovation.
"It's a strange thing in nature for one thing to change into another.
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