The word
"uncharacteristic" means that something is not typical or usual for a person or thing.
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Thomas, in a moment of candor
uncharacteristic of professional athletes, said he could not stop obsessing about the world rankings as he bowed to Watson, 3 and 2, in the semifinals at Austin Country Club.
If you book these same flights with British Airways Avios, you pay low double - digits, something very
uncharacteristic for British Airways.
One filled
with uncharacteristic bouts of sadness and irritability that can't be linked to any specific event, isn't experienced during other times of the year, and makes you just want to get away.
When the boys arrive at their secluded cabin for the party, they discover Joshy saying goodbye to a girl he picked up from the local bar — a rather
uncharacteristic move and one that isn't ever addressed again.
The 35 - year - old has often come under criticism for a string of
uncharacteristic mistakes this season which have proved costly.
Due to the ongoing contractual wrangling, Arsenal face a real possibility of losing star man Alexis Sanchez this summer and the Chilean has fueled rumors regarding his desire to leave by showing
uncharacteristic behavior on the pitch over the past few matches.
Moskowitz has
shown uncharacteristic restraint in recent months about getting mired in decidedly local fights with City Hall about space sharing arrangements with district schools, and she speaks openly about spreading the gospel of Success outside New York City.
Although the selloff was
n't uncharacteristic of a market that is weary of government intervention, Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse said Thursday's drop was a huge overreaction by the market.
Tuymans has noted that he strived to make a «really dark» painting for a long time, and The Shore — is
something uncharacteristic for the artist, in that it is dark in hue as well as content — and breaks with Tuymans usually lighter works — in colour if not subject matter.
Normally a rock at the back for the Blues, but Terry made a couple of
uncharacteristic errors which almost proved costly.
A few years ago at an SXSW conference, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said something
so uncharacteristic for a scientifically - minded, tech entrepreneur, it made many people do a double take.
The only thing the MVP - quality starters who had
uncharacteristic starts had in common was that Daniel Murphy ruined all their starts.
Over that stretch he has crashed,
made uncharacteristic mistakes behind the wheel and just been slow some weekends — hardly what Johnson typically did in August and September of his championship years.
The general thinking is that because most young mammals are particularly vulnerable during the developmental period that coincides with lactation, nursing moms are capable of
uncharacteristic levels of aggression if that's what it takes to protect their youngins».
Indiewire's Eric Kohn said that ««Twilight» fans won't respond to Pattinson's
uncharacteristic turn and only diehard Cronenberg fans are likely to spread positive word of mouth» in his review.
The teachers sorted 100 personality items evenly into nine envelopes ranging from
extremely uncharacteristic to extremely characteristic of the child.
In my opinion, Nabil Bentaleb hasn't hit top form in his last few games, and last week we saw a few stay passes from the Algeria international, in a
rather uncharacteristic performance from the defensive midfielder.
Sometimes underlying medical conditions can lower a dog's tolerance threshold making dogs react in
uncharacteristic ways.
Every one of us has probably experienced that
uncharacteristic bit of insomnia that seems to occur when you most need your sleep, like the night before your child's birthday party or a road trip where you're the driver.
The size of this device is perhaps a
little uncharacteristic now, as larger tablets have generally fallen from favour - unless they are made by Apple.
I will merely recommend 10 Cloverfield Lane as a clever, canny thriller, and endorse an insight that Howard offers in a moment of
uncharacteristic self - knowledge: «People are strange creatures.»
With
uncharacteristic bad timing, Dad passed away in January 2010 and did not get to see the completed film.
The problem comes when bad habits are formed from repeated breaks in the routine as well
as uncharacteristic responses during sleep periods from parents.
We did show
uncharacteristic restraint by staying with the Sport trim level rather than the Grand Touring, which has a fairly lavish list of standard features for a small car, including leather, a power driver's seat with memory, and swiveling xenon headlamps.
Apple caught us all off guard yesterday with a
completely uncharacteristic move, dispatching the highly anticipated iOS 11.3 update to the brand - new sixth - generation iPad while leaving every other eligible iPhone and iPad user behind.
Walk the project each morning and look for suspicious or
other uncharacteristic issues and report to the Manager.
Bosley Crowther, the chronically stuffy chief critic of The New York Times, flew
into uncharacteristic paroxysms of pleasure, describing it as «delightfully simple and sure.
He will develop symptoms that you don't understand and he will
display uncharacteristic behaviors that you won't know how to appropriately respond to.
It wasn't very role model - ish of me,» said McIlroy, whose peg on Friday was not the first time the Heir Apparent has taken his fury out on a defenseless swoosh stick, despite all the gushing over
how uncharacteristic his misdeed was.
Elneny isnt making enough forwars run especially in counters and
uncharacteristic high number of lost balls.
His leadership and
uncharacteristic goal - scoring form have compared more than favourably with the impact of some of the other foreign imports.
First half strikes from Thilo Kehrer and Breel Embolo put the game out of Hoffenheim's reach, although the visitors were architects of their own downfall with a series of
uncharacteristic defensive errors.
The drive to reproduce can trigger fighting with other dogs and
even uncharacteristic aggression toward family members.
As the city Board of Standards and Appeals waits to reconvene the hearing involving a Bayside Hills home next month, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) has introduced two pieces of legislation designed to give the community more recourse on
uncharacteristic development.
It's the ache there that makes me want to cry more than anything, not so much this sudden,
uncharacteristic flash of anger from my father.
Firefighters experienced some of the
most uncharacteristic conditions fighting this outbreak, with flames racing downhill and burning just as hot at night as midday, said McLean.
The trigger for Danny's
uncharacteristic leap into the unfamiliar realms of self - assessment and responsibility is perhaps the most interesting detail in the film; it's also the only real element in it.
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