Unusually

Examples

• I rose early, but felt unusually melancholy. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Lily was feeling unusually virtuous. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• 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. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Why, Mother, she has seemed unusually well since the babies came. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The winter remained mild for an unusually long time--he could have escaped; but instead he remained in Moscow, making impossible plans, at a loss. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• At teatime they compared notes, and all agreed that it had been a delightful, though unusually long day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I felt unusually alarmed, and trusting to the lightness of my heels I began to run as fast as I possibly could. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Sophia appeared to dislike Lord Deerhurst of all things, and complained that he was unusually sparing of soap and water at his toilette. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• It seems probable that in the Athenian population among all the Greek cities the pre-Aryan strain was unusually strong. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The spot on this occasion is the darkened brow of Mr. George; he is unusually thoughtful and depressed. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Why is it Necessary to Keep Unusually Quiet when Fishing? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I always liked very old people when they were clean and appeared respectable, and I was unusually interested by this woman's demeanour. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The following April he went back to Georgia, where he found unusually large crops of cotton had been planted, in expectation of using the gin. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• We were all three unusually well dressed on that evening, for our finery was new and we humbly hoped in very good taste. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Whether Mr. Murderer and Mrs. Murderess Manning were not both unusually stout people? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Monsieur Defarge sold a very thin wine at the best of times, but it would seem to have been an unusually thin wine that he sold at this time. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The train was unusually crowded, and there was great confusion in getting the luggage. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• This little parlour looks very clean and pleasant--unusually bright, somehow. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He had traveled a great deal, and was an unusually well-educated man. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• In spite of this affliction, she looked unusually gay and graceful as she glided away. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The standard of cleanliness in the sausage kitchen has to be unusually high. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• 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. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The letter from Marian was there, but I thought when it was handed to me that it felt unusually light. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He had evidently been carried down by two persons, one of whom had remarkably small feet and the other unusually large ones. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The following Saturday's Opera was expected to be unusually brilliant. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He laughed and looked across at the tall girl who sat opposite, with an unusually mild expression in her face. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• With these words, spoken in an unusually high tone for him, the lawyer goes into his rooms and shuts the door with a thundering noise. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• His manner when he spoke to me was so unusually quiet and subdued that I turned and looked after him, wondering if he were ill or out of spirits. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It was a very astonishing year altogether, for things seemed to happen in an unusually rapid and delightful manner. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The fire had not then burnt unusually low, nor was the snuff of the candle very long; the candle, however, had been blown out. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.

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