How to Use orthodox in a Sentence

orthodox

adjective

• He took an orthodox approach to the problem.
• She believes in the benefits of both orthodox medicine and alternative medicine.
• He is a very orthodox Muslim.
• I attend an Eastern Orthodox church.
• My grandmother is Russian Orthodox.
• The height and reach is generally the same for the two orthodox stance fighters.
  — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 1 Nov. 2019
• Garcia bent his knees, and locked into an orthodox stance in front of the stylists.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• The ninth inning will not be orthodox now that the Phillies do not have a defined closer.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
• The main two sects of Judaism are secular and orthodox.
  — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022
• More orthodox members of the faith do not drive or light a stove, though tasks like cooking are permitted.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019
• Crawford came out in an orthodox stance, but switched to southpaw midway through the first round and fought that way for the duration.
  — Eric Olson, ajc, 11 Dec. 2022
• The threat then is less likely to be from long-distance waves, but from a more orthodox type of nuclear blast.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
• A few of the movies might be allowed to serve as originary texts too, depending on how orthodox the fan is.
  — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2018
• It could be argued, though, that Chelsea need a more orthodox number nine.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• In the world of The Leftovers, new cults fill in the cracks of orthodox Christianity.
  — Sarah Jones, New Republic, 6 June 2017
• All this demonstrates that the mainstream, orthodox position on growth and economic health is a sham.
  — Ryan Cooper, The Week, 16 Nov. 2021
• These films were about a solo hero - larger-than-life and one that mostly sticks to the orthodox traditions.
  — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
• But the idea that these New England sites were ancient remnant forest flew in the face of orthodox thinking.
  — Jonny Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2022
• Less orthodox, but more influential in the long run, is the notion of projection.
  — Adam Kuper, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021
• Her mother was very orthodox and concealed the truth so that her daughter’s body—her body—could be buried in accordance with the rules.
  — Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
• The book’s last chapter focuses on the Chabad, one of the most orthodox Jewish movements.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
• He was forced to reject this belief or face charges of heresy, a belief contrary to orthodox religious doctrine.
  — Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2021
• Their dwindling numbers in part tell a tale of how orthodox religious rules have clashed with an early and rapid embrace of modern values.
  — New York Times, 3 Oct. 2021
• For many years, he was considered a more orthodox communist than his brother.
  — Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
• That is a powerful headwind even for countries with more orthodox policies and more cautious central banks.
  — Richard Barley, WSJ, 25 June 2018
• The main cause of the escalating carnage was the importation of Marxism in its most rigidly orthodox form.
  — Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, 24 June 2019
• After all, there aren't many movies of this particular flavor that are set in the world of orthodox Judaism.
  — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
• These aides may face resistance from Biden advisers with more orthodox views.
  — New York Times, 1 Mar. 2021
• O’Malley switched to orthodox and both continued to land well with a cut opening up over Khashakyan’s left eye.
  — Grant Gordon, Glendale News-Press, 18 July 2017
• To ask orthodox Christians simply to embrace the opposite overnight is to ask them, in some ways, to abolish themselves.
  — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024