unexceptional
adjective
un·ex·cep·tion·al
ˌən-ik-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nəl
: not out of the ordinary : commonplace
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Examples of unexceptional in a Sentence
As an actor he was unexceptional, but he had a beautiful singing voice.
the physicist, now regarded as one of the brightest minds in science, was an unexceptional student as a child
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The ambivalence of André and his parents was culturally unexceptional, but Simone’s abhorrence wasn’t.
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Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Los bárbaros is a razor-sharp critique not only of how authorities respond to violent events—which have become sadly unexceptional along the border—but also of the implicit trust placed in the moving image when used to document such incidents.
—Maricarmen Barrios, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024
Between meetings, Winfrey was photographed in a pair of Philo’s $1,700 chalk-white jeans with straps at the knee and a $1,700 fluid white turtleneck, looking like, well, anyone else who pairs a white blouse with white trousers, which is to say pulled together but unexceptional.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
When Nicole and her older sister, Denise, were toddlers, the family moved to Garden Grove, Calif.
There Nicole led an unexceptional, middle-class childhood: Brownie and Girl Scout meetings, dance lessons, the Pep Club and acrown as homecoming princess at Dana Hills High School.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Los bárbaros is a razor-sharp critique not only of how authorities respond to violent events—which have become sadly unexceptional along the border—but also of the implicit trust placed in the moving image when used to document such incidents.
—Maricarmen Barrios, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024
Between meetings, Winfrey was photographed in a pair of Philo’s $1,700 chalk-white jeans with straps at the knee and a $1,700 fluid white turtleneck, looking like, well, anyone else who pairs a white blouse with white trousers, which is to say pulled together but unexceptional.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
When Nicole and her older sister, Denise, were toddlers, the family moved to Garden Grove, Calif.
There Nicole led an unexceptional, middle-class childhood: Brownie and Girl Scout meetings, dance lessons, the Pep Club and acrown as homecoming princess at Dana Hills High School.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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“Unexceptional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexceptional. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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