no ordinary

idiom

: special or unusual
It was no ordinary day.

Examples of no ordinary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Set in a dreamlike alternative reality, the book tells the story of Piranesi, whose house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 June 2024 Of course, this is no ordinary sedan, and no start-up restoration house. Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 18 June 2024 This was no ordinary watch party; held in the upstate New York home of director Andrew Jarecki, who created the series with Zac Stuart-Pontier and Marc Smerling, the screening brought together a wide array of people intimately affected by Durst’s crimes. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 May 2024 Opening day is no ordinary event on the sports calendar. Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no ordinary 

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“No ordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20ordinary. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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