How to Use atypical in a Sentence
atypical
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There were other atypical trends this year, Rogers said.
— Dan Patterson, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2020 -
Leach said the very powerful winds were certainly atypical for any time of year.
— Kellie Hwang, SFChronicle.com, 21 Jan. 2021 -
So here’s an atypical Sunday Ohio State episode from us.
— Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2021 -
Such a move would be very atypical and prevent fighters from having a chance to directly voice their views.
— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024 -
Now, as 2020 comes to a close, what seemed to be a brutal but atypical run turned out to be an average month.
— Phillip Jackson, baltimoresun.com, 31 Dec. 2020 -
Kamara couldn't work with the team in-person over the past 10 days, but the Saints worked with him in atypical ways to keep him as involved as possible.
— Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 9 Jan. 2021 -
The weather event has left millions without power, roads impassable, and has claimed numerous lives — all amid freezing temperatures atypical for the state.
— Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2021 -
Recognizing the academic successes of Citadel cadets and students is a tradition each semester, even one as atypical as this.
— courant.com, 24 Dec. 2020 -
Securus said the charges topping $9 for the voice messaging product Gundu referenced are atypical.
— Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2021 -
Bernstein suspected that the infection in the thumb had spread to the patient’s hand and wrist — and that the steroids the patient took contributed to the infection’s atypical swelling rather than the usual nodules.
— New York Times, 16 Dec. 2020 -
The library is perhaps the most atypical part of the building.
— Teo Armus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023 -
Although the Nob fire is the first of the year, Sherwin said, its timing was not atypical.
— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023 -
The Dodgers will have an atypical off-day between Games 1 and 2 to regroup.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023 -
My path to the Agency was as atypical as the rest of my life in America.
— CBS News, 25 Feb. 2022 -
That isn't atypical as heart disease is also the top cause of death in the nation.
— The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2022 -
What’s atypical in this poll is the specificity brought to the question.
— Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 -
What did stand out to both attorneys as atypical, though, was the speed at which his case moved through the court.
— The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2023 -
Not your typical home, the atypical entrance is via a wide bridge over the pond that connects the land to the front door.
— Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 May 2024 -
But then, such angst is not atypical for Democrats in an election year.
— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 -
Here’s a closer look at those atypical beacons around the Alamo City.
— René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 -
Turnout for the union election was low, which is not atypical for union elections.
— Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023 -
That’s not atypical for a rookie bouncing back and forth from the minors.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 -
And the length of my tenure is not atypical of past directors.
— Byadrian Cho, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Another group found atypical routes to get to and from the chamber.
— Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024 -
Both those numbers are atypical of the Cougars this season.
— Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022 -
But sales were down 2.3% from a year ago when there was an atypical surge in home sales because of the pandemic.
— Anna Bahney, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021 -
For now, you’re left to dream (or shudder?) over the atypical and alluring items bound to attract crowds at the 2023 State Fair of Texas.
— Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023 -
But in the Senate, a staff-run institution even in the best of times, that is hardly atypical.
— Annie Karni, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023 -
But as far as British lawmakers go, there is still so much about Sunak that is atypical.
— Time, 24 Oct. 2022 -
The slump Holliday experienced in April wasn’t atypical for Orioles top prospects early in their careers.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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