Example sentences for: uncharacteristically

How can you use “uncharacteristically” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I can grant the dysfunction of our politicians over the study published by the American Psychological Association, but David Plotz is being uncharacteristically soft on what is, after all, a marked instance of using PR doublespeak to avoid taking responsibility ("").

  • It is "virtually guaranteed to rattle the most jaded of cages" (John Anderson, the Los Angeles Times ). One cage is left unrattled, though: Stephen Holden of the New York Times delivers an uncharacteristically nasty write-up, calling it "gaggingly mawkish supernatural kitsch" that is "a garish hybrid of Simon Birch and What Dreams May Come ." (Click here to visit the official site.)

  • The plot is said to be sinuous and suspenseful, and Mamet is credited with eliciting an uncharacteristically strong performance from Steve Martin.

  • Uncharacteristically, the generally visionary Nonesuch is scrambling to catch a trend with this one.

  • In case you missed the Globe story, or Ted Koppel's uncharacteristically clumsy interrogation of McCain last night on Nightline , or the newspaper follow-ups today, here's what we know: In November, and again in December, McCain, in his capacity as chairman of the Senate Commerce committee, wrote testy letters to the FCC demanding swift action on Paxson Communications' proposed acquisition of a Pittsburgh TV station.


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