no ordinary

idiom

: special or unusual
It was no ordinary day.

Examples of no ordinary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And this is no ordinary B&B: guests can enjoy an infrared sauna and salt room, outdoor fire pit, tennis court, heated pool, and a Tesla charger. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2023 Here's an excerpt from the first chapter of the book: Judgment Day at State College was no ordinary game. Nick Baumgardner and Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2023 Mina Victory Light Up House Holiday Square Throw Pillow This is no ordinary throw pillow! Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023 But Reid Moon of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, is no ordinary patriarch. Steve Hartman, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2023 But Charles Franklin McGonigal was no ordinary agent. William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023 The agency and its attention-hungry chair, Gary Gensler, will also be rubbing their hands over the fact that the ruling came from Rakoff, who is no ordinary judge but a celebrated jurist and securities law expert. Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 1 Aug. 2023 But the larger reason for the saturation coverage, media executives, editors and analysts said, is that Mr. Edwards is no ordinary news anchor, and the BBC is no ordinary media outlet. Mark Landler, New York Times, 14 July 2023 The $120 million project, which opened its doors this summer, is no ordinary tourist attraction. Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 10 July 2023 See More

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“No ordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20ordinary. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.

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