adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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unconventional religious beliefs
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Her unconventional opinions finally cost her her job.
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His business methods were unconventional but successful.
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She comes from an unconventional family.
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The two never lived in the same house, but their unconventional marriage lasted over 30 years.
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They were both unconventional to the point of eccentricity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was not willing to take on cases with relatively unconventional chosen outcomes.
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Laing has developed some rather unconventional methods for communicating to his troops.
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Peter Mitchell was delightfully informal, a connoisseur of the unexpected and unconventional .
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Secondly, innovation, which involves the adoption of unconventional methods of chasing the goals, such as through crime.
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The fifty-two year old Berlin artist's work is characterised by highly unconventional still lifes.
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The Judge, accustomed to hearing unconventional job descriptions, none the less appeared perplexed.
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This highlights a crucial tactical problem for new groups or those whose demands are seen as in some way unconventional .
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To some extent unconventional sources of natural gas, new technology, and new economic incentives, underlie this greater optimism.