How to Use untraditional in a Sentence

untraditional

adjective
  • But there’s ways to get your story out there in the most untraditional ways.
    — Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Send the plant-lover in your life this untraditional bouquet.
    — Andie Kanaras, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • That, in turn, paved the way for the Giants to make an untraditional hire.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Be very wary of people promising to help you in untraditional ways.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2022
  • Over the years, Williams has cut an untraditional figure off the field.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But new adult hunters have an untraditional entry into our sport.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 14 Jan. 2020
  • This cacio e pepe is brightened with an untraditional squeeze of lemon and shower of zest.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • Spice up your tailgate and serve this as an untraditional dip that will warm everyone right up.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The royal couple’s vows were untraditional in more ways than one.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020
  • But the whole project was untraditional.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • My path has been very untraditional.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
  • One of the chief complaints about Paul’s boxing run thus far has been his untraditional path.
    — Mike Bohn, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Tim Cramer’s signature move was an untraditional split, with his front toe up and back toe down.
    — Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2020
  • Something about the untraditional Olympic sport spoke to him.
    — Kevin Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • This untraditional gumbo recipe is thickened with okra instead of a roux.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Their untraditional take on business ownership presents new needs that have yet to be addressed by big banks.
    — Thomson Nguyen, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Here are five fun and untraditional workouts to get your heart pumping and improve your running.
    — Paige Triola, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a few untraditional things about this year’s DNC, though.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Lee, who grew up in Rhode Island, has had an untraditional path to studio chief.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Nikitina was not the only skater who decided to go with a more untraditional outfit and song.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The mill’s in-house innovation team has some untraditional ideas for selvedge denim as well.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Our experts' tested three brushes with this untraditional shape, and this one was their favorite.
    — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
  • Their untraditional life after retirement has kept the two busy but has ensured time for what means the most to their life—family.
    — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The couple, who are now parents to one-year-old Malti Marie, had an untraditional start to their love story.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • The researchers were not the first to use untraditional variables in their Turing equations.
    — Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The mayor said young people have to be allowed to see and hear from teachers in person, even under these untraditional settings.
    — NBC News, 8 July 2020
  • The Sephora fan favorite has launched untraditional fruity scents in the past, but this leans into a deeper allure.
    — Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • For the class of 2023, high school has been an untraditional experience, to say the least.
    — Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2022
  • But don’t be afraid to go the untraditional route, including resale shops, vintage markets and antique fairs.
    — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 15 May 2023
  • The styling of the Corvair was unique and untraditional for American cars.
    — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 24 June 2019

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