unorthodoxy

Example Sentences

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Looking for unorthodoxy, he discovered villainy and embraced it, perhaps in a scheme to get traded, damning being adored in pursuit of a self that seemed true.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023

But that unorthodoxy was one of the things that made Allison such an innovative force.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

His speed and unorthodoxy bamboozled every contender, from rock-chinned plodders such as George Chuvalo to more brittle-skinned hopefuls such as Henry Cooper and Brian London, who entertained him briefly on his European sojourns.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016

Lipsyte: One of the reasons that the older reporters were antagonistic to him, besides the fact that he wasn’t laconic like Joe Louis, their beau ideal, was the unorthodoxy of his style.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2016

And there was one other unorthodoxy in Lee’s way of doing business.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck