unorthodoxy

Example Sentences

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As compelling as their unorthodoxy is, they have a hard thrower or two on the way.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2021

They voted for unorthodoxy, and seem to have granted him dispensation to flaunt norms so long as he delivers results.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2017

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 again, perhaps it was not even unorthodoxy that was written in his face, but simply intelligence.

From "1984" by George Orwell