How to Use atypical in a Sentence

atypical

adjective
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  • For all that will be atypical this season, some things never change.
    — Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020
  • In a game dripping with the atypical, one thing remained normal.
    — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 27 Nov. 2020
  • But there’s also some atypical truffles too, like durian or Sriracha.
    — NBC News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The character is based completely on my neuro atypical friend.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2020
  • And atypical for a president who usually keeps his crowds waiting, Mr. Trump started right on time.
    — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2020
  • Both figures are highly atypical of an offensive piloted by Brees.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Seizing a thoroughly atypical moment to console audiences with reminders of normality is on the minds of many singers these days.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Gabrielle Union uploaded an atypical unboxing video featuring her mail-in ballot.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Although this year’s show looks quite different and involves atypical expenses such as video production equipment and lighting rigs, the sponsors still stepped up.
    — cleveland, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Those atypical demands zapped the battery by dinnertime but, generally speaking, the device did get through a normal day without charging.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Morningstar doles out pastries, kolaches, and brioche-style donuts in atypical flavors such as matcha green tea with white chocolate ganache, pomegranate cream-filled, and a fritter made with pineapple, salted lime, and chile.
    — Marcy De Luna, Chron, 4 Dec. 2020
  • There's also an unusual increase in what's commonly referred to as walking pneumonia, a type of atypical pneumonia, in young kids in particular.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The legality of the deduction is being hotly debated on Twitter, but stylists who work with entertainers maintain that such claims are not atypical—though the amount is.
    — April Long, Town & Country, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Being a governess presupposes a very atypical work environment.
    — New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The library is perhaps the most atypical part of the building.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Although the Nob fire is the first of the year, Sherwin said, its timing was not atypical.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The Dodgers will have an atypical off-day between Games 1 and 2 to regroup.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • My path to the Agency was as atypical as the rest of my life in America.
    — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • That isn't atypical as heart disease is also the top cause of death in the nation.
    — The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2022
  • What’s atypical in this poll is the specificity brought to the question.
    — Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • What did stand out to both attorneys as atypical, though, was the speed at which his case moved through the court.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2023
  • Not your typical home, the atypical entrance is via a wide bridge over the pond that connects the land to the front door.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
  • But then, such angst is not atypical for Democrats in an election year.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Here’s a closer look at those atypical beacons around the Alamo City.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022
  • Turnout for the union election was low, which is not atypical for union elections.
    — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That’s not atypical for a rookie bouncing back and forth from the minors.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
  • And the length of my tenure is not atypical of past directors.
    — Byadrian Cho, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Another group found atypical routes to get to and from the chamber.
    — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
  • Both those numbers are atypical of the Cougars this season.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Such a move would be very atypical and prevent fighters from having a chance to directly voice their views.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024

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