different breed
Example Sentences
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"I am a - what do you say? - a different breed," says Josef.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
“He’s just a different breed of a pitcher.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
"The West Virginia lawmakers involved here are a slightly different breed," the publication wrote.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2023
Stories that focus on professors and administrators are a different breed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2023
The women in this part of Kabul were a different breed from the women in the poorer neighborhoods—like the one where she and Rasheed lived, where so many of the women covered fully.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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