How to Use abnormal in a Sentence

abnormal

1 of 2 adjective

• The results of the blood test were abnormal.
• This can lead to the growth of abnormal cells.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
• Blood oxygen and abnormal heart rate alerts were chief among them.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 13 June 2023
• Alzheimer's is thought to be caused by the abnormal build-up of proteins in and around brain cells.
  — Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Jan. 2024
• The finding was far from abnormal, though.
  — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026
• Traffic on the Pike was not abnormal in any way.
  — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 June 2026
• The disease is caused by a lethal buildup of abnormal proteins in brain cells.
  — Bree Iskandar, STAT, 10 Aug. 2023
• Druker looked for a drug that would be an off switch for the abnormal enzyme.
  — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 10 May 2026
• What is abnormal is black or very dark brown, which indicates blood.
  — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
• When that scaffolding is abnormal, those bricks can't lay down well – hence the weak bones.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
• Since the start of the year, abnormal heat propelled the cherry trees to an early bloom.
  — Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• High magnesium levels may cause a slow heart rate and abnormal heart rhythm.
  — Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
• After his surgery, his heart rhythm became abnormal.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
• Ooky, spooky and adorably abnormal Could sorting this out get any weirder?
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
• Each character seems to have something adorably abnormal to call their own.
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
• And their response to her is like, maybe that’s not abnormal [for Jackie].
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
• The middle safety’s running down to steal slants--which is very abnormal.
  — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
• One of the most common signs is an abnormal increase in price over a short period.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• The water from the faucets runs an abnormal yellow color.
  — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
• These attachments cause an abnormal stretching of the spinal cord.
  — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• During a bathroom break, his urine was an abnormal color.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• Some fat is normal in the liver, but abnormal levels are a concern.
  — Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2023
• The new stool tests have evolved in their ability to detect polyps and abnormal cells in samples.
  — Andrea Dwyer, The Conversation, 30 May 2026
• Or hold a burning incense stick around the windows and doors, and watch for any abnormal smoke movement.
  — Michelle Ullman, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
• But based on how celebrities are treated in Japan, nothing about this was abnormal.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• A lot of times, abnormal lip colors are more than meets the eye—they’re also about a reclamation of sorts.
  — Kristen Bateman, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 June 2023
• Normal, sure, but Turner grew up around an abnormal amount of music.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
• This is abnormal for one of the Bulls’ most important players.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
• Then fall came, and Patricia had an abnormal pap smear result.
  — Francesca Street, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
• Which is not abnormal, a lot of animals do this and end up dying, like deers run into the forest.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2023

abnormal

2 of 2 noun

• The emergence of a new abnormal will depend on several factors.
  — Eric M. Stone, STAT, 2020-06-05