Examples of unusual in a Sentence
It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.
a scene of unusual beauty
She has an unusual name.
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
To do this, the snails have developed some unusual tools to alter its genome that could inform future ways for humans to do the same.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
The show has also produced an unusual chart win — the kind that rarely comes from a theatrical production.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Off-kilter stripe directions, unusual color combinations and details like denim colors update polos and rugby shirts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
To do this, the snails have developed some unusual tools to alter its genome that could inform future ways for humans to do the same.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
The show has also produced an unusual chart win — the kind that rarely comes from a theatrical production.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Off-kilter stripe directions, unusual color combinations and details like denim colors update polos and rugby shirts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Unusual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusual. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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unusual
adjective
un·usu·al
ˌən-ˈyüzh-(ə-)wəl 
-ˈyü-zhəl
unusually
adverb
-ē
unusualness
noun
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