out of the ordinary

Example Sentences

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Such "blunt" rhetoric is "out of the ordinary" coming from Xi in conversation with a US president, Adam Ni, editor of the China Neican newsletter, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I have a list of 40 conservative websites that I’ll go through a couple times a week, because what I’m looking for is typically an emerging trend, or something that’s out of the ordinary.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Solomon says the meeting wasn’t anything out of the ordinary: “That group has gone over to the Treasury to talk about cybersecurity risks over a number of years,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The number of cases seen in the area is not out of the ordinary for such outbreaks, which have been occurring reasonably frequently since late 2023.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

As soon as we passed the camp’s entrance, we sensed something out of the ordinary in the air.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel