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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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Almost from the moment she was assigned the case in June, Judge Cannon, who was appointed by Mr. Trump in his waning days in office, has handled the proceeding in an unorthodox manner.
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Through a blend of amateurism and strategy, the libertarian experiment has hit a wall with its reforms, utilizing an unorthodox mega-bill and emergency decree, together with trench warfare against deputies and governors.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In 2016, the Bank of Japan took the unorthodox step of bringing borrowing costs below zero, a bid to kick-start borrowing and lending and spur the country’s stagnating economy.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Previous research by Jared and others has documented some of the ringed caecilians’ unorthodox parenting methods.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things follows the evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (played by Willem Dafoe).
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
This unorthodox approach provides tremendous narrative momentum, leaving readers guessing which famous literary figure — including John Grisham, Celeste Ng, Diana Gabaldon, R. L. Stine and of course, Atwood herself, to name just a few — wrote what.
—Zara Khan, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
As far as airport shuttles go, the 911 GT3 RS is an unorthodox choice.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
There have been calls for OpenAI to dissolve its nonprofit side, but the unorthodox structure remains in place.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Alan Feuer, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Through a blend of amateurism and strategy, the libertarian experiment has hit a wall with its reforms, utilizing an unorthodox mega-bill and emergency decree, together with trench warfare against deputies and governors.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In 2016, the Bank of Japan took the unorthodox step of bringing borrowing costs below zero, a bid to kick-start borrowing and lending and spur the country’s stagnating economy.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Previous research by Jared and others has documented some of the ringed caecilians’ unorthodox parenting methods.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things follows the evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (played by Willem Dafoe).
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
This unorthodox approach provides tremendous narrative momentum, leaving readers guessing which famous literary figure — including John Grisham, Celeste Ng, Diana Gabaldon, R. L. Stine and of course, Atwood herself, to name just a few — wrote what.
—Zara Khan, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
As far as airport shuttles go, the 911 GT3 RS is an unorthodox choice.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
There have been calls for OpenAI to dissolve its nonprofit side, but the unorthodox structure remains in place.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
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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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