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Among the many unconventionalities of Donald Trump’s campaign was the way he used his daughter as a surrogate spouse.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2016

Gertrude suppressed her astonishment; she felt somehow overawed by the unconventionalities of the West.

From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)

Miss Alathea, on the day after the great race, sat waiting for the Colonel in the handsome old library of Woodlawn, worrying about her unconventionalities of the preceding day.

From In Old Kentucky by Marshall, Edward

"I am not, this morning, in a mood for unconventionalities," Madame von Marwitz returned, meeting his gaze with her mingled severity and softness.

From Tante by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas

He chafed and groaned and found his pain sometimes almost more than he could bear under the audacious unconventionalities of Helena Langley.

From The Dictator by McCarthy, Justin