UNUSUALLY in a Sentence

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Her anger had a good effect, however, for she hid it under a smiling face, and seemed unusually blithe and brilliant.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNUSUALLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
unusually
 ad.  in a way that is not habitual or common
Classic Sentence: (175 in 12 pages)
1  Her face was very friendly and her sharp voice unusually gentle as she said.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
2  No notice was taken of Amy's flight, except by her mates, but the sharp-eyed demoiselles discovered that Mr. Davis was quite benignant in the afternoon, also unusually nervous.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SEVEN
3  To complete her confusion, she saw Belle nudge Annie, and both glance from her to Laurie, who, she was happy to see, looked unusually boyish and shy.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER NINE
4  So it was an unusually lively meeting, and did not adjourn till a late hour, when it broke up with three shrill cheers for the new member.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TEN
5  At teatime they compared notes, and all agreed that it had been a delightful, though unusually long day.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ELEVEN
6  The days kept getting longer and longer, the weather was unusually variable and so were tempers; an unsettled feeling possessed everyone, and Satan found plenty of mischief for the idle hands to do.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ELEVEN
7  As Christmas approached, the usual mysteries began to haunt the house, and Jo frequently convulsed the family by proposing utterly impossible or magnificently absurd ceremonies, in honor of this unusually merry Christmas.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
8  Several days of unusually mild weather fitly ushered in a splendid Christmas Day.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
9  Hannah 'felt in her bones' that it was going to be an unusually fine day, and she proved herself a true prophetess, for everybody and everything seemed bound to produce a grand success.'
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
10  He laughed and looked across at the tall girl who sat opposite, with an unusually mild expression in her face.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
11  "I'll do my best to gratify you, Sir," was Laurie's unusually dutiful reply, as he carefully unpinned the posy Jo had put in his buttonhole.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
12  The kind, brown eyes looked as if they could be stern, and though he was unusually merry, she fancied he had found her out, but didn't mean to let her know it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
13  Yet as she scribbled, she kept her eye on her sister, who seemed unusually quiet.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
14  In spite of this affliction, she looked unusually gay and graceful as she glided away.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
15  Her anger had a good effect, however, for she hid it under a smiling face, and seemed unusually blithe and brilliant.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
Example Sentence: (26 in 2 pages)
1  Because of an unusually strong current, the bridge's central support gave way, tipping a coach into the river.
2  The unusually hot sun has fried up the crops.
3  She got an unusually low score for creativity.
4  The storms that once characterized their relationship seem to have abated, perhaps leading to an unusually serene last summit in Paris.
5  As an unusually large saucepan flew close by it, and very nearly carried it off.
6  If you experience any unusual symptoms after withdrawal of the treatment then contact your doctor.
7  A former legal-aid attorney, Mr Morrison is unusual in accepting, even welcoming, a liberal label.
8  This bird is an unusual winter visitor to Britain.
9  This unusual property is what first alerted researchers to the fact that a core exists at the center of our earth.
10  His unusual choice of subjects made it harder to find a job.
11  A notable feature of the church is its unusual bell tower.
12  Something unusual is about to happen.
13  To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual.
14  The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
15  There was nothing unusual about/in her physical appearance.