different breed
Example Sentences
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Suryakumar is also a different breed of leader than those who have come before.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
“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
In a film culture saturated with franchises, sequels and prestige remakes, Strickland’s off-kilter imagination is a different breed entirely.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022
The truth is, though, that from the 1940s until the 1990s, film composers tended to be a different breed from concert hall composers.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
