Examples of unorthodox in a Sentence
a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony
raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood
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The Chaplain will follow airport chaplain Tobias Wallace, who uses decidedly unorthodox methods to solve daily crises.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The president’s unorthodox and unprecedented invocation of IEEPA to impose sweeping duties has been the point of contention at the center of multiple lawsuits brought in recent months.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Often, such unorthodox registers continually announce themselves, the reader always conscious of their alien presence.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Staley’s interview was part of an unorthodox Knicks’ coaching search that ended with Brown’s hiring.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The president’s unorthodox and unprecedented invocation of IEEPA to impose sweeping duties has been the point of contention at the center of multiple lawsuits brought in recent months.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Often, such unorthodox registers continually announce themselves, the reader always conscious of their alien presence.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Staley’s interview was part of an unorthodox Knicks’ coaching search that ended with Brown’s hiring.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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unorthodox
adjective
un·or·tho·dox
ˌən-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks 
ˈən-
: not orthodox : not usual
an unorthodox teaching method
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