unconventional

Example Sentences

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This culture helped Palantir recruit top, and admittedly unconventional, talent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Her tactics were unconventional, often including livestreaming the news from her pickup truck to a now-defunct Facebook page as it was happening.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

The show will follow Brydon's character as he adjusts to an unconventional living arrangement with a group of students.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Rising up from poverty isn’t easy, but the workers who pull it off are often open to change, persistent and jump at unconventional opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I had never been to Chicago, but I knew one or two boys who went to Chicago University, and it seemed the sort of place where unconventional, mixed-up people would come from.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath