unusual
adjective
not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional.
unusually
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a word derived from
unusual.
Example Sentences
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After weeks of unusually warm weather, autumn is finally set to make its presence felt on Tuesday as cooler air sweeps across the UK from the north-west.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The campaign is playing out against an unusually combustible mix of economic anxiety, war, immigration battles, corruption concerns and unease over rapidly expanding artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Three rows of brown pleather armchairs facing a TV tuned to the American Heroes Channel were unusually empty on this afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
That means both fault segments are carrying unusually high and relatively similar levels of stress.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
It had been an unusually warm October, and his window was still open.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
