unconventional

Example Sentences

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This culture helped Palantir recruit top, and admittedly unconventional, talent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

"It's willing to play unconventional diplomatic games, unlike India," Kugelman adds.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

If the conflict continues to escalate, with growing economic costs and American casualties, Mr. Trump might respond with unconventional escalations of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Her tactics were unconventional, often including livestreaming the news from her pickup truck to a now-defunct Facebook page as it was happening.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

I gathered through overhearing my parents that Brother Fowles had entered into unconventional alliances with the local people, and too he was a Yankee.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver