Example Sentences

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Gamble’s trial, on a sunny Wednesday in mid-April, had drawn an unusually large crowd of about 80 or so outside the municipal court building.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Two Republican House incumbents, Young Kim and Ken Calvert, share the newly drawn 40th District after redistricting and face an unusually strong Democratic field spanning Orange and Riverside counties.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

This unusually narrow concentration in the first quarter suggests that much of the broader venture-capital market remains in a very slow recovery mode outside of these mega deals.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Along a 75-kilometer-long tear, some areas are still producing earthquakes while others are unusually quiet.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

And to this day in Calormene schools, if you do anything unusually stupid, you are very likely to be called "a second Rabadash".

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis