Never, in all the years since he donned his first uniform at the age of three had Harmer been confronted by such an incongruous sight.

The flags were not the day's only incongruous sight.

But the twins looked farther, past the hills to the incongruous sight near the horizon.

It was an incongruous sight, evidence that even amid the anonymous bustle of airports, people reach out for a greater connection.

Dave stared at the incongruous sight, and started to laugh.

Then a strangely incongruous sight struck her eyes.

It seems an incongruous sight, one better suited to the Sahara.

The nearly completed bridge over the Panj River makes an incongruous sight.

At any other time, Rainie might have laughed at the incongruous sight.

Last weekend two incongruous sights testified to the strangeness of the moment.