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

Otherwise, save for Carmichael's measured jabs, it was business-as-usual along the red carpet parade, where celebrities returned to being honored to participate in the Globes ceremony and pretend nothing was uncustomary.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 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

The slightest uncustomary sound made them start up and strain their ears, so that they might have the earliest inkling of disaster.

From Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy by Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox)