Example sentences for: unconventional

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

  • Critics lavish director Wes Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson (who performed similar duties on Bottle Rocket ) with praise for their film about a bright but underachieving high-school misfit (Jason Schwartzman) who ends up competing with Bill Murray for the affection of a young teacher: "an exuberantly original comedy" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). Murray has won several critics' awards for his performance, but now that the film is in general release (it had a brief run in December to qualify for the Academy Awards), a few dissenters have surfaced, including the Wall Street Journal 's Joe Morgenstern and Slate 's David Edelstein, who says the writers "spend a lot of time patting themselves on the back for being aggressively unconventional."

  • With the exception of GT/AG junctions, we imposed a higher standard of verification for unconventional splice annotations: sequence data from a cDNA isolated from the sequenced strain, or multiple consistent ESTs.

  • This would, admittedly, be an unconventional way of formulating the demands of the Thirteenth Amendment.

  • Bless Mom and her unconventional stuffing.

  • Open champion and member of five Ryder Cup teams, was recognized for his unconventional golfing uniform--knickers and a tam-o'-shanter hat.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast