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Meanings of uncommon in English
Not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind.
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Examples for "strange"
Examples for "strange"
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They were better under water now-betterunder water since the strange days.
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Attitudes to this strange jamboree, which takes place tonight, vary throughout Europe.
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This strange, long story was the answer to his most pressing question.
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This combination of pressure and cold has strange effects on animals' bodies.
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Faith to enter a strange harbour despite the hazards and possible consequences.
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People have long noticed, however, that some peculiar things happen in videoconferencing.
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The lack of social and political change in Ireland is most peculiar.
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New Yorkers are used to the sight of people doing peculiar things.
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Her peculiar way of saying some words would just be an accent.
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The nails are fixed in the soles in quite a peculiar pattern.
Usage of uncommon in English
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Name-based stock-picking is not uncommon in China, especially during major political events.
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In this case, though, the uncommon circumstances may explain the early action.
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Doubtless: there is nothing uncommon in it; it is her natural prey.
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The terms of the debate were framed in lanuage of uncommon power.
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The best leaders I know display an uncommon confidence that reassures people.
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Population-based studies of injury deaths among PWE in developing countries are uncommon.
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Conclusion: MDR-TB remains uncommon in WA but its challenges are increasingly recognised.
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He told them that such a problem was by no means uncommon.
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Examples are not uncommon in Spain and in England in Saxon times.
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It's not uncommon to have several chip updates per week, Burger says.
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However, a transient low CD4 count is not uncommon in recent infections.
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Introduction: Asterixis is an uncommon sign in structural central nervous system disorders.
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It sometimes ends in uncommon elevation, indeed; but only at the gallows.
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Data from women during pregnancy or from young children are especially uncommon.
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Background: Provider-dependent practice variation in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis is not uncommon.
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The practice, known as cabotage, is highly uncommon outside the European Union.
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New Zealand
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United Kingdom
Common
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