Examples of unusual in a Sentence
It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.
a scene of unusual beauty
She has an unusual name.
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Still, any rating on the Torino scale above a 0 is unusual, which is why the world's space agencies have taken notice.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Two Texas runaways were caught under unusual circumstances when one of the 13-year-old girls crashed while driving in neighboring Louisiana, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The surveillance cameras, which Israeli soldiers argued could be exploited by Palestinian militants, were not unusual in the volatile neighborhood, Sobuh said, as families can observe street battles and Israeli army operations from inside.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The tomb’s location is also very unusual for a king.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Two Texas runaways were caught under unusual circumstances when one of the 13-year-old girls crashed while driving in neighboring Louisiana, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
The surveillance cameras, which Israeli soldiers argued could be exploited by Palestinian militants, were not unusual in the volatile neighborhood, Sobuh said, as families can observe street battles and Israeli army operations from inside.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The tomb’s location is also very unusual for a king.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Unusual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusual. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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unusual
adjective
un·usu·al
ˌən-ˈyüzh-(ə-)wəl 
-ˈyü-zhəl
unusually
adverb
-ē
unusualness
noun
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