uncustomary

Example Sentences

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From Congress to the mainstream Jewish community, many have been stunned into uncustomary silence, others have broken with long tradition and voiced outright criticism.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2023

The customary thing would be for him to play some uncustomary role in a hit HBO series, or get into a Marvel project or something where he’d have to muss up his hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2021

Scotty Pippen Jr. added 12 points and Saben Lee had 11 for the Commodores, who shot an uncustomary 36% from the floor, hitting just 20 of 56, and had their three-game win streak snapped.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2019

Federer, winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles and unquestionably the greatest men’s player of the Open era, found himself in all kinds of awkward and uncustomary positions in this fourth-round U.S.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2018

Was it possible that this exquisitely delicate and uncustomary treasure, which seemed to exhale all the charm of France and the savour of her history, had been found at Stafford?

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold