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

And as a man of the theater who directed plays by the likes of Pirandello and Beckett, Camilleri was no stranger to unorthodoxy.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

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

I didn’t know what to make of his gesture save its unorthodoxy, its colloquial and unprofessional tone.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee