uncustomary

/ ʌnˈkʌstəmərɪ; -təmrɪ /

adjective

1. not in accordance with custom or habitual practice

Example Sentences

In her last years, exiled to the desert due to failing health and lack of institutional support, Wanda passed after an uncustomary silence.

From Los Angeles Times

From Congress to the mainstream Jewish community, many have been stunned into uncustomary silence, others have broken with long tradition and voiced outright criticism.

From Slate

Otherwise, save for Carmichael's measured jabs, it was business-as-usual along the red carpet parade, where celebrities returned to being honored to participate in the Globes ceremony and pretend nothing was uncustomary.

From Salon

“He let me know how they were planning on moving forward, how really uncustomary it was for him to tell me himself, and that was just a testament to the respect he has for me as a player, and as a man,” Drake said.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Farrell has found himself in an uncustomary role: beseeching his suppliers to allocate more of their goods to him so that his company can work through a growing backlog of orders.

From New York Times

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