no ordinary

idiom

: special or unusual
It was no ordinary day.

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Trump alone can fix it In the eyes of the MAGA faithful, Trump is no ordinary politician. Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 24 July 2025 This was no ordinary headache after all, leaving Nolan frightened of what could be wrong. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 Of course, the restaurant, Sanchez, is no ordinary Mexican spot. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025 Leading Manchester United’s academy is no ordinary backroom role. Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for no ordinary

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“No ordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20ordinary. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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