How to Use unusual in a Sentence
unusual
adjective
- It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.
- She has an unusual name.
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The Patek Philippe stands out as the most unusual of the bunch.
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Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2022
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The first thing to note is just how unusual such twin pairs are.
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Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
8 Nov. 2022
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When the judges were polled after the race, the results were unusual.
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Frank Litsky,
BostonGlobe.com,
18 Aug. 2023
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So have a blast and buy some fun with these gag gifts that range from the crude to the unusual and beyond.
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Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
12 Oct. 2022
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The last couple of years have been very unusual for flu and RSV.
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Abc News,
ABC News,
1 Dec. 2022
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So, this week’s release of new firmware is unusual, to say the least.
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David Phelan,
Forbes,
11 June 2022
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All of those jokes and rhymes getting to play out in a song is so unusual.
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Thomas Floyd,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2024
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Those are not unusual for an NFL team to deal with things like that.
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Ashley Bastock,
cleveland,
27 July 2022
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So the 65th running of the race was unusual in that respect.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2024
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The viewer sees what the ghost sees, an unusual approach to the genre that pays off in a third-act twist.
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Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Spring rain is not unusual, but a cold spring rain is rare.
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Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2023
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Tcheng said the man had a very high risk of dying, but his case wasn’t unusual.
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Heather Knight,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Dec. 2022
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Hegseth showed up in person for the vote, which is unusual.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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In fact, a study out of Australia shows that's not unusual.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2024
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The use of green and yellow was also highly unusual to see from the brand.
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Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2024
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Their taste was highly unusual in their peer group, where Top 40 pop ruled the day.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2022
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His parents divorced, which was highly unusual — for the heir to the throne and his wife to do.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
12 Jan. 2023
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The species is unusual in that males and females stay with their mothers for life.
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Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2023
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In the stratosphere of top tech CEOs, Karp is an unusual figure.
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TIME,
8 Feb. 2024
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The thing that is unusual, Rubio said, is the decision to shoot them down.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2023
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Swim: One of the most unusual swimming pools in the country is turning 100.
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Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
13 July 2024
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To stop and think about a question for that long is unusual for a baseball player.
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Nick Piecoro,
The Arizona Republic,
29 Aug. 2022
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As the markets fell, losing money on the short side was hard, which is unusual.
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George Schultze,
Forbes,
15 July 2022
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The pattern is unusual, as iPhone sales tend to slow in July and August.
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Chris Smith,
BGR,
15 July 2022
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Olsen: And this seems like such a really bold and sort of unusual choice for her as a follow-up.
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Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2024
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Below, take a look at the best (and most unusual) wedding bouquet ideas in Vogue.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
1 Aug. 2022
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The politics of this tax credit are unusual in the climate world too.
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Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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By Samuel Granados Footage appeared to show the right landing gear touched down first, which is not unusual for an aircraft landing in blustery conditions, experts said.
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Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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