out of the ordinary
Example Sentences
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Implying that Platner’s behavior was nothing out of the ordinary in marital life, she went on, “No marriage is perfect, and I don’t want a perfect marriage.”
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
On the football pitch, of course, he did things that were truly out of the ordinary.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Such "blunt" rhetoric is "out of the ordinary" coming from Xi in conversation with a US president, Adam Ni, editor of the China Neican newsletter, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
It would be out of the ordinary if the heat lingered for more than a few days, she said, but the forecast is showing considerable cooling by Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
They realized that they were approaching something out of the ordinary when they saw a newspaper cameraman walking along the edge of the crowd.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
