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uncommonly

[uhn-kom-uhn-lee] / ʌnˈkɒm ən li /


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Served well, Guinness is an uncommonly handsome beer, with an instantly recognizable foamy beige head that sits atop the company’s harp-logoed “tulip” glass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Industry veterans have described it as an uncommonly expensive documentary.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

There, he earned a reputation as a piercingly thorough interviewer of victims and witnesses—but also an uncommonly gentle and sympathetic one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The past two winters have been uncommonly wet in California, and while it’s unclear how this season will turn out, this first storm is certainly kicking it off to an impressive start.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

“You know, Richard, I’ve only known you for half an hour, since you woke up, but I can already tell that you’re an uncommonly earth-minded boy.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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