no ordinary

phrase

: special or unusual

It was no ordinary day.

Examples of no ordinary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the 16 bacteria-infecting viruses described on August 6 in Science were no ordinary specimens. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026

Saturday was no ordinary fishing trip for Seamus Coffey and his dad, Michael. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

This was something that no ordinary history textbook could ever teach me. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Occasionally, when a budget impasse rolls around and the government shuts down long enough, visitors have been reminded that the Smithsonians are no ordinary museums. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for no ordinary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary