How to Use nonstandard in a Sentence

nonstandard

adjective
  • He works nonstandard hours so that he can pick his kids up from school.
  • Here are some of the nonstandard passports and passes out there.
    — Will Noble, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The next step is to research more nonstandard dialects.
    — Cassie Owens, https://www.inquirer.com, 5 June 2019
  • The next step is to research more nonstandard dialects.
    — Cassie Owens, https://www.inquirer.com, 5 June 2019
  • The site also uses some nonstandard conventions, one of which cost me at least a half hour in data entry time.
    — PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Even when the same nonstandard concept is used, it's done differently.
    — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 27 May 2018
  • Even when the same nonstandard concept is used, it's done differently.
    — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 27 May 2018
  • Composed in 2015, Tanya Tagaq’s Sivunittinni, or the future ones, used a wider range of nonstandard techniques.
    — Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • But that doesn’t help the millions who are uninsured or get the shot at a mass vaccination site or other nonstandard place like an optometrist’s office.
    — Scott Gottlieb, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Despite nonstandard dimensions, Gallagher was able to buy doors and windows at Home Depot, which reduced the costs.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 17 May 2018
  • Despite nonstandard dimensions, Gallagher was able to buy doors and windows at Home Depot, which reduced the costs.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 17 May 2018
  • Knuckleball will have the potential to be bright and brassy, but these players all like to draw nonstandard tones, colors and textures from their instruments.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 2 June 2018
  • Knuckleball will have the potential to be bright and brassy, but these players all like to draw nonstandard tones, colors and textures from their instruments.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 2 June 2018
  • In fact, nonstandard spelling of our team names is a Buffalo tradition.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Most of the energy has focused on the aging end of things, using barrels made from nonstandard woods, for example, or creative cask finishes.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2024
  • For example, counsel will know if any party has nonstandard voting rights.
    — Rebecca Mitchem, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Of the 515 colleges that awarded them via nonstandard letters, more than a third provided no information about how much attending school would cost.
    — Kevin Carey, WSJ, 13 June 2018
  • What qualifies as standard versus nonstandard might surprise you, in fact.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2018
  • What qualifies as standard versus nonstandard might surprise you, in fact.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2018
  • The Department of Transportation can be reluctant to put up nonstandard signage.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Is putting up with a bit of stigma a small price for opportunities opened to African Americans with nonstandard qualifications to lead?
    — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2017
  • People with a stutter or nonstandard speech caused by hearing loss or mouth cancer can also struggle to be understood by voice assistants.
    — Katie Deighton, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Although these grew wearing over time, violinist Andrew May displayed a sure command of the nonstandard techniques.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 17 May 2021
  • Both artists have heavily influenced Ms. Marling’s work, which, like Mitchell’s and Young’s, often relies on nonstandard tunings.
    — Adriana Balsamo, New York Times, 15 May 2020
  • Das Rheingold calls for large orchestral forces, including six harps, and some nonstandard instruments.
    — Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • And the question for those Republicans remains as to whether Trump’s nonstandard approach to tweeting, accountability, etc. is worth hanging on to some form of party unity.
    — Julia Azari, Vox, 17 Apr. 2018
  • And the question for those Republicans remains as to whether Trump’s nonstandard approach to tweeting, accountability, etc. is worth hanging on to some form of party unity.
    — Julia Azari, Vox, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors.
    — Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Wagner Robeson points to research that found mothers in low-income families were more likely to work nonstandard schedules than those in middle- and high-income families.
    — Jennifer Brookland, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Residents should not send emojis as videos, pictures and nonstandard keyboard symbols will not be received by emergency services.
    — Victoria Kezra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2017

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