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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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So the 65th running of the race was unusual in that respect.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2024
An elderly man was forced to hang up his unusual weapon after a decade of allegedly terrorizing his neighborhood with a slingshot.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2024
An elderly man was forced to hang up his unusual weapon after a decade of allegedly terrorizing his neighborhood with a slingshot.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for unusual
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“Unusual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusual. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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unusual
adjective
un·usu·al
ˌən-ˈyüzh-(ə-)wəl 
-ˈyü-zhəl
unusually
adverb
-ē
unusualness
noun
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