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

"There was nothing out of the ordinary at all. No little cables hanging out or anything," Suranovas says.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

It would be out of the ordinary if the heat lingered for more than a few days, she said, but the forecast is showing considerable cooling by Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

It was clear that they were, in fact, something far out of the ordinary, but it was too early to say whether the magic would hold.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown