uncharacteristic

Example Sentences

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The usually sleepy Laotian capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50 years of communist rule Tuesday, but for many young people history carries little weight.

From Barron's

His answer, tinged with an uncharacteristic air of exasperation, was firm.

From BBC

Fan, nominated for her uncharacteristic role as a farmer-healer in the Malaysian movie "Mother Bhumi", is the best-known nominee from China at this year's Golden Horse Awards, dubbed the Chinese-language Oscars.

From Barron's

This could be interpreted as Carlson speaking pointedly, and with uncharacteristic candor, about his own role perpetuating deceptive political narratives.

From Salon

So when he calls her at the end of the episode, and she asks if everything is OK, he replies with an uncharacteristic, “yeah, yeah yeah — well, no.”

From New York Times