uncustomary

Example Sentences

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In her last years, exiled to the desert due to failing health and lack of institutional support, Wanda passed after an uncustomary silence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

From Congress to the mainstream Jewish community, many have been stunned into uncustomary silence, others have broken with long tradition and voiced outright criticism.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2023

Scotty Pippen Jr. added 12 points and Saben Lee had 11 for the Commodores, who shot an uncustomary 36% from the floor, hitting just 20 of 56, and had their three-game win streak snapped.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2019

Federer, winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles and unquestionably the greatest men’s player of the Open era, found himself in all kinds of awkward and uncustomary positions in this fourth-round U.S.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2018

Customs are made for customary circumstances, and customary characters: and his circumstances or his character may be uncustomary.

From On Liberty by Mill, John Stuart