nonstandard
Example Sentences
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While that earnings multiple reflects official results, management also directs investors to nonstandard versions that make earnings look bigger and the valuation appear lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The U.S. military is using nonstandard contracts and tasking defense contractors to design new weapons from scratch to cut years off production times and hundreds of millions of dollars off their cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Some have more nonstandard options like gift cards or Amazon Pay.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
Studies have consistently shown that nonstandard work schedules -- working outside the traditional nine-to-five workday -- can negatively impact physical and mental health as well as social and family life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Double negatives, ain’t, and other nonstandard forms soon became stigmatized by their association with the less prestigious dialects of English used by its poorer and less educated speakers.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
