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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The dangerous mind battle affects the already unorthodox police consultant.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Chris Wright took to social media in 2019 to market his oil-and-gas company in an unorthodox way: by taking a swig of fracking fluid from a dixie cup.
—Lily Ogburn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to strike drug cartels in Mexico that had been labeled foreign terrorist organizations, one of his more unorthodox campaign promises.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
In an unorthodox maneuver, the league will take a minority stake in the giant Disney sports outlet, which will gain control over NFL Network and the NFL RedZone highlights service, in addition to three pro-football games that were being shown via the NFL’s own cable assets.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Chris Wright took to social media in 2019 to market his oil-and-gas company in an unorthodox way: by taking a swig of fracking fluid from a dixie cup.
—Lily Ogburn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Friday, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to strike drug cartels in Mexico that had been labeled foreign terrorist organizations, one of his more unorthodox campaign promises.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
In an unorthodox maneuver, the league will take a minority stake in the giant Disney sports outlet, which will gain control over NFL Network and the NFL RedZone highlights service, in addition to three pro-football games that were being shown via the NFL’s own cable assets.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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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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