unlike

Example Sentences

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Like graphene, it forms layered structures, but unlike graphene, it is a semiconductor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the next several hours, the investigation unfolded unlike any Tamasi had seen in her six years examining crime scenes—or her 19 years in law enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Lawrence, who worked with him on his adaptation of Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey,” describes him as surprisingly modest, entirely unlike his swaggering creations.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But I don’t know, it’s probably not unlike the drastic change that another kid at 18 would have going to college,” Rodrigo said in December 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The school was unlike any she’d ever known, and she was pretty certain Charlotte was going to make her life there as difficult as possible.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti