unusual

Example Sentences

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"It was unique, it was unusual, and the three of us had chemistry... we're still sisters today," the 77-year-old who played Sabrina Duncan told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In a highly unusual move, Vance also appeared at a rally for the prime minister, where he called for his reelection.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Vietnam's communist-dominated general assembly has elected To Lam, the party leader, to be the country's president and head of state, an unusual concentration of power in one person.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Auditors are often tasked with traveling to the middle of nowhere and tallying up a large amount of unusual things, from chickens and pigs to quarry rocks, corn, traffic lights and telephone poles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He didn’t even appear to notice anything unusual in the pattern of his game.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis