How to Use "Unusual" with Example Sentences

unusual (adj): not normal

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Used with adverbs:

"She is a very unusual person."
(very, fairly, highly, extremely, most, truly)

"His personality is slightly unusual."
(slightly, a little)

"It is hardly unusual to live at home after college anymore."
(hardly, not at all)

Used with verbs:

"She is unusual."
(be: is/am/are, appears, seems, looks)

"I consider his behavior unusual."
(consider, find)

"His behavior has become unusual after the accident."
(become)

Used with prepositions:

"It's unusual for her to be home so soon."
(for)

"He is unusual in his way of thinking."
(in)

Used with nouns:

"What an unusual arrangement."
(arrangement, case, circumstance, combination, expression, feature, sight, situation, smell, shape)