extraordinary

Example Sentences

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However, he said that businessmen seeking to disrupt industries should treat extraordinary circumstances like this as normal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“That’s an extraordinary source of revenue — also a reminder that they essentially have a blackmail card up their sleeve,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The suggestion from Iran that it will now jointly coordinate control of the Strait with Oman is extraordinary.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the researchers show how such an event could produce a neutrino with this extraordinary energy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

As they began their work, none of these dedicated individuals had any idea that before this extraordinary excavation was over, more than nine years of effort and 7,500 hours of diving time would be required.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler