Example Sentences

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Looking for unorthodoxy, he discovered villainy and embraced it, perhaps in a scheme to get traded, damning being adored in pursuit of a self that seemed true.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023

When starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez struggled through three innings, Baker got him out, then brought in his ace, choosing the unorthodoxy that has become the new October orthodox.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2017

They voted for unorthodoxy, and seem to have granted him dispensation to flaunt norms so long as he delivers results.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2017

The heats of a pre-season qualifier may be well suited to unorthodoxy, but a degree of convention is required when it matters.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2017

Katharine would unquestionably have denounced him to the Thought Police if she had not happened to be too stupid to detect the unorthodoxy of his opinions.

From "1984" by George Orwell