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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Cruise cancellations are relatively unusual but can happen for a number of other reasons, including when a ship is chartered or needs to go to dry dock.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead of relying on old red flags like misspellings or poor grammar, employees should be trained to identify behavioral anomalies, such as unexpected requests for urgent financial transactions or unusual communication patterns.
—Stephen Moore, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Read More | McClatchy News continues to follow the discovery of the most unusual and intriguing new species.
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Separately, just days before the start date, Read made the unusual move of adding an alternate juror from her first trial to her legal team, according to media reports citing court records.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead of relying on old red flags like misspellings or poor grammar, employees should be trained to identify behavioral anomalies, such as unexpected requests for urgent financial transactions or unusual communication patterns.
—Stephen Moore, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Read More | McClatchy News continues to follow the discovery of the most unusual and intriguing new species.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Separately, just days before the start date, Read made the unusual move of adding an alternate juror from her first trial to her legal team, according to media reports citing court records.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Unusual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusual. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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