How to Use extraordinary in a Sentence

extraordinary

adjective
  • The race is an extraordinary event.
  • The researchers made an extraordinary discovery.
  • The premise is not new, but any lover of the game—and now of the show—will tell you the result is extraordinary.
    ELLE, 16 Jan. 2023
  • And, of course, that’s all in addition to the extraordinary views over the roof of the Met.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
  • But then came Friday the 13th and the extraordinary owl in the eraser.
    Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Goldin played a part in an extraordinary moment for the city and art writ large.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The raw talent, the extraordinary voice, the fragility and the forcefulness… Smith has it all.
    Olivia Marks, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Díaz does a lot of extraordinary things that can’t be taught.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2022
  • And, of course, at the heart of it is this woman, this rather extraordinary woman.
    Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
  • Harry Bliss is an extraordinary artist, which is part of the charm.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Because to have the blessing of Chuck Lorre and the producers and writers and of the cast was just extraordinary.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The way in which the women spoke to each other was extraordinary.
    Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Perhaps even more extraordinary than the nine-figure bequest is the utter lack of strings tied to the gift.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And this year even the extraordinary heat couldn’t prevent it.
    Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
  • The best ideas can be found in true fans who are looking for something extraordinary.
    Gavin Gillas, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2023
  • Here, from Africa and the East Coast, are images from his extraordinary journey.
    Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Along the way, the system drew extraordinary amounts of moisture from the subtropics.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The extraordinary looking young woman with the huge eyes is Ms. Marni Bakst.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The Bulger brothers are extraordinary; few of us break so bad or good.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine.
    Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine.
    Judith Graham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
  • But this race has brought extraordinary stress on my family and close friends, as well.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The string of islands has seen extraordinary warming, causing the strong retreat of glaciers.
    Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2023
  • An unmapped road led to an extraordinary place where scant few go.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
  • Since The Quiet Girl premiered in Berlin, the film’s success has been extraordinary.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Louis-Dreyfus, who is wonderful in the film, talked to Rolling Stone about this new phase of her extraordinary career.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2023
  • So the ship’s captain decided to take the extraordinary step of turning the carrier to line up with Williams.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The output of music -- and a lot of it really good -- is extraordinary now.
    Gary Graff, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2022
  • This extraordinary estate, available for the first time, stands as the crown jewel of a renowned local builder’s personal collection.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion builds on that work with new vigor and a new dimension - the creative energy and conquering spirit of one extraordinary woman.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

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