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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic
Auriemma’s, UConn’s Hall-of-Fame women’s basketball coach, had an uncharacteristic melt-down during and after his team lost to South Carolina, 62-48, in the semifinals, touching off a shouting match with Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
An uncharacteristic run of errors around the Christmas period, combined with several losses to the likes of City and Arsenal, meant Sonia Bompastor’s side were always liable to be limited in their title prospects.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Smith had more turnovers (four) than assists (two) in an uncharacteristic first half while making just one of his six shots.
—Jeff Latzke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
But since the team came out of the Olympic break, the duo has gone through some uncharacteristic struggles.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
An uncharacteristic run of errors around the Christmas period, combined with several losses to the likes of City and Arsenal, meant Sonia Bompastor’s side were always liable to be limited in their title prospects.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Smith had more turnovers (four) than assists (two) in an uncharacteristic first half while making just one of his six shots.
—Jeff Latzke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
But since the team came out of the Olympic break, the duo has gone through some uncharacteristic struggles.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
Adjective
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If the strong cashflow position of the firms at the centre of this bubble is unusual in the context of the Kindleberger framework, two other factors also stand out as untypical.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.—
Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2023
Adjective
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This atypical prison is designed to house atypical prisoners.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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This atypical prison is designed to house atypical prisoners.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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