uncharacteristically

American

[uhn-ker-ik-ter ist-ik-lee] / ˌʌnˌkɛr ɪk tər ˈɪst ɪk li /

adverb

in an uncharacteristic way.

Example Sentences

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When a friend’s husband asked if she had AI help with an uncharacteristically formal email, Gemini suggested this reply:

From The Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk has been uncharacteristically quiet on the subject in recent days, which suggests even he realises how serious this all is.

From BBC

So far, the companies have been uncharacteristically prudent with their windfalls, paying down debt and buying back stock rather than spending wildly on takeovers.

From Barron's

Crawley brought up a well deserved 50 and with an uncharacteristically subdued Brook began a rebuild before his partner badly mistimed a reverse sweep and was bowled by a classic Lyon off-break.

From Barron's

Duckett and Pope settled in, exploiting some uncharacteristically loose bowling from Scott Boland in particular to keep the scoreboard ticking over.

From Barron's

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