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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic
The Dallas Cowboys ended the 2024 season with an uncharacteristic 7-10 record.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The multi-hyphenate businessman came to IG two days later to address an uncharacteristic absence from the social media platform.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The records also indicate that, shortly after that check was delivered to the DSS office in Hartford, state officials took the uncharacteristic step of canceling the audit for Zervas’ practice.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
But when a character commits an act that’s so desperately uncharacteristic, something needs to happen.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The multi-hyphenate businessman came to IG two days later to address an uncharacteristic absence from the social media platform.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The records also indicate that, shortly after that check was delivered to the DSS office in Hartford, state officials took the uncharacteristic step of canceling the audit for Zervas’ practice.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
But when a character commits an act that’s so desperately uncharacteristic, something needs to happen.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncharacteristic
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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