How to Use unusual in a Sentence

unusual

adjective
  • It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.
  • She has an unusual name.
  • The Patek Philippe stands out as the most unusual of the bunch.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The blood clots form in unusual places, such as veins that drain blood from the brain.
    Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022
  • But that’s kind of unusual, not to want to work with Mr. Kubrick.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The first thing to note is just how unusual such twin pairs are.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2022
  • When the judges were polled after the race, the results were unusual.
    Frank Litsky, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • So have a blast and buy some fun with these gag gifts that range from the crude to the unusual and beyond.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The last couple of years have been very unusual for flu and RSV.
    Abc News, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • So, this week’s release of new firmware is unusual, to say the least.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 11 June 2022
  • All of those jokes and rhymes getting to play out in a song is so unusual.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Those are not unusual for an NFL team to deal with things like that.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 27 July 2022
  • So the 65th running of the race was unusual in that respect.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2024
  • The viewer sees what the ghost sees, an unusual approach to the genre that pays off in a third-act twist.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • It’s not unusual for our clothing to mirror some of the ups and downs of life.
    Essence, 2 June 2022
  • Spring rain is not unusual, but a cold spring rain is rare.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Tcheng said the man had a very high risk of dying, but his case wasn’t unusual.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Hegseth showed up in person for the vote, which is unusual.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
  • In fact, a study out of Australia shows that's not unusual.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Schroeder’s good luck has been unusual on the spit this spring.
    Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2022
  • The use of green and yellow was also highly unusual to see from the brand.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • It’s not unusual for NFL players to have played on both sides of the football in high school.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 10 May 2022
  • Their taste was highly unusual in their peer group, where Top 40 pop ruled the day.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2022
  • His parents divorced, which was highly unusual — for the heir to the throne and his wife to do.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The species is unusual in that males and females stay with their mothers for life.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In the stratosphere of top tech CEOs, Karp is an unusual figure.
    TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Gallen said it’s not unusual for a baseball to have a little pine tar on it.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The thing that is unusual, Rubio said, is the decision to shoot them down.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • That’s not unusual, for people to send spritzes, but then the manager came out with a gift bag.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
  • But many don't realize there are lots of other, more unusual ways allergies can show up.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 2 May 2025

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