How to Use unusual in a Sentence

unusual

adjective
  • It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.
  • She has an unusual name.
  • When the judges were polled after the race, the results were unusual.
    Frank Litsky, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The last couple of years have been very unusual for flu and RSV.
    Abc News, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • All of those jokes and rhymes getting to play out in a song is so unusual.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
  • So the 65th running of the race was unusual in that respect.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2024
  • Spring rain is not unusual, but a cold spring rain is rare.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Tcheng said the man had a very high risk of dying, but his case wasn’t unusual.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2022
  • In fact, a study out of Australia shows that's not unusual.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The use of green and yellow was also highly unusual to see from the brand.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • His parents divorced, which was highly unusual — for the heir to the throne and his wife to do.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The species is unusual in that males and females stay with their mothers for life.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In the stratosphere of top tech CEOs, Karp is an unusual figure.
    TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The thing that is unusual, Rubio said, is the decision to shoot them down.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Swim: One of the most unusual swimming pools in the country is turning 100.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2024
  • Olsen: And this seems like such a really bold and sort of unusual choice for her as a follow-up.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • Only this time his brother bought the booze, which was unusual.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2023
  • The artist’s shift from painting to photography and back again wasn’t unusual for the time.
    Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
  • As for the tensions in the first half of 2023 which led to this most unusual situation, O’Neill has no comment.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Even in a city where car thefts have soared, the police vehicle theft seemed unusual.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • This, in and of itself, isn’t that unusual: Bad cocktails get forgotten all the time.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Even if the matches are unusual, keep your eyes open for roles that interest you.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The unusual event hosted by Trump in one of the most crucial swing states was intended to be a back-and-forth with voters.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
  • For months my editor and I were locked alone in a room trying to craft the unusual tone, the liminal space in which the film exists.
    Andrew Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • An unusual lump in her neck turned out to be sarcoma, a rare cancer.
    Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This is unusual for a couple who shares so much online.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
  • And to be different is always seen as unusual or seen as strange.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Olsen was spotted heading to dinner in layers and layers of clothing—not unusual for the co-founder of The Row.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The 2024 campaign has been unusual both in its intense focus on the health of the candidates and in its relative inattention to the health of the people.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Schwer added that even young women should alert their doctor about anything new or unusual in their breasts.
    Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024

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