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- adverb In an
uncharacteristic manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in uncharacteristic manner
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Examples
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He was looking up at the sky, his profile strong, his expression uncharacteristically vulnerable.
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He was looking up at the sky, his profile strong, his expression uncharacteristically vulnerable.
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Indeed, neither Bryant's much-parodied photo shoot nor out-there teammate Ron Artest's Twitter postings criticizing coach Phil Jackson have obscured the fact that the Lakers, who closed the regular season in uncharacteristically mediocre fashion and then had to scrap like mad to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in a first-round playoff series, are seemingly righting themselves and closing in on a chance to defend their NBA title.
Lakers righting the ship, sizing up sweep of Jazz in playoffs
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"Like watching paint dry" – John Kear in uncharacteristically ungracious mood after his Wakefield team had been drubbed at Wigan on Easter Monday.
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Yet why do I suspect that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, poseurs du jour, will remain uncharacteristically silent? pseudonymous in nc Says:
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The photo of Obama is dark, his expression uncharacteristically menacing -- eyes narrowed and lips pinched in a grimace.
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Oliver, uncharacteristically, is overcome with paternal feeling, and vows to stay by his son’s side until he gets better …
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He moved closer, his expression growing uncharacteristically serious.
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He moved closer, his expression growing uncharacteristically serious.
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He moved closer, his expression growing uncharacteristically serious.
bilby commented on the word uncharacteristically
"I don't appear in Tom Swift: The Movie," said Tom uncharacteristically.
December 15, 2007