How to Use orthodox in a Sentence

orthodox

adjective
  • He took an orthodox approach to the problem.
  • She believes in the benefits of both orthodox medicine and alternative medicine.
  • He is a very orthodox Muslim.
  • I attend an Eastern Orthodox church.
  • My grandmother is Russian Orthodox.
  • The height and reach is generally the same for the two orthodox stance fighters.
    Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Garcia bent his knees, and locked into an orthodox stance in front of the stylists.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The ninth inning will not be orthodox now that the Phillies do not have a defined closer.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
  • The main two sects of Judaism are secular and orthodox.
    Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022
  • More orthodox members of the faith do not drive or light a stove, though tasks like cooking are permitted.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The threat then is less likely to be from long-distance waves, but from a more orthodox type of nuclear blast.
    David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Crawford came out in an orthodox stance, but switched to southpaw midway through the first round and fought that way for the duration.
    Eric Olson, ajc, 11 Dec. 2022
  • A few of the movies might be allowed to serve as originary texts too, depending on how orthodox the fan is.
    Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2018
  • It could be argued, though, that Chelsea need a more orthodox number nine.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • In the world of The Leftovers, new cults fill in the cracks of orthodox Christianity.
    Sarah Jones, New Republic, 6 June 2017
  • These films were about a solo hero - larger-than-life and one that mostly sticks to the orthodox traditions.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
  • All this demonstrates that the mainstream, orthodox position on growth and economic health is a sham.
    Ryan Cooper, The Week, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Less orthodox, but more influential in the long run, is the notion of projection.
    Adam Kuper, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Her mother was very orthodox and concealed the truth so that her daughter’s body—her body—could be buried in accordance with the rules.
    Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • But the idea that these New England sites were ancient remnant forest flew in the face of orthodox thinking.
    Jonny Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The book’s last chapter focuses on the Chabad, one of the most orthodox Jewish movements.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
  • He was forced to reject this belief or face charges of heresy, a belief contrary to orthodox religious doctrine.
    Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2021
  • For many years, he was considered a more orthodox communist than his brother.
    Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Their dwindling numbers in part tell a tale of how orthodox religious rules have clashed with an early and rapid embrace of modern values.
    New York Times, 3 Oct. 2021
  • O’Malley switched to orthodox and both continued to land well with a cut opening up over Khashakyan’s left eye.
    Grant Gordon, Glendale News-Press, 18 July 2017
  • After all, there aren't many movies of this particular flavor that are set in the world of orthodox Judaism.
    Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
  • That is a powerful headwind even for countries with more orthodox policies and more cautious central banks.
    Richard Barley, WSJ, 25 June 2018
  • The main cause of the escalating carnage was the importation of Marxism in its most rigidly orthodox form.
    Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, 24 June 2019
  • To ask orthodox Christians simply to embrace the opposite overnight is to ask them, in some ways, to abolish themselves.
    Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Here's a reform rabbi that's working hard getting on board to raise money to build an orthodox synagogue.
    Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 23 Mar. 2018

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