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a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony
raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood
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What’s the rationale, for you, behind the unorthodox casting?
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Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The place was unorganized and unorthodox, and Bonnie fell in love with it instantly.
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Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The place was unorganized and unorthodox, and Bonnie fell in love with it instantly.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unorthodox
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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unorthodox
adjective
un·or·tho·dox
ˌən-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks 
ˈən-
: not orthodox : not usual
an unorthodox teaching method
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