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
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