How to Use extraordinary in a Sentence

extraordinary

adjective
  • The race is an extraordinary event.
  • The researchers made an extraordinary discovery.
  • The premise is not new, but any lover of the game—and now of the show—will tell you the result is extraordinary.
    — ELLE, 16 Jan. 2023
  • And, of course, that’s all in addition to the extraordinary views over the roof of the Met.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
  • But then came Friday the 13th and the extraordinary owl in the eraser.
    — Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The same can be said of his extraordinary and enormous legacy, which dates back to the late 1970s.
    — Nick Remsen, CNN, 12 July 2022
  • Goldin played a part in an extraordinary moment for the city and art writ large.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The raw talent, the extraordinary voice, the fragility and the forcefulness… Smith has it all.
    — Olivia Marks, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
  • This recording is extraordinary, and so is what Heard said on the stand about it.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Díaz does a lot of extraordinary things that can’t be taught.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2022
  • And, of course, at the heart of it is this woman, this rather extraordinary woman.
    — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
  • Harry Bliss is an extraordinary artist, which is part of the charm.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Because to have the blessing of Chuck Lorre and the producers and writers and of the cast was just extraordinary.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The way in which the women spoke to each other was extraordinary.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • And then, of course, there’s climate change, which is just having the most extraordinary effect on the world of wine.
    — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 23 June 2022
  • To be a part of that legacy with him was extraordinary.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 21 July 2022
  • That might be extraordinary in some ways, but studies show that working longer is the new norm.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 May 2022
  • Perhaps even more extraordinary than the nine-figure bequest is the utter lack of strings tied to the gift.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And this year even the extraordinary heat couldn’t prevent it.
    — Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
  • The best ideas can be found in true fans who are looking for something extraordinary.
    — Gavin Gillas, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2023
  • Here, from Africa and the East Coast, are images from his extraordinary journey.
    — Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Along the way, the system drew extraordinary amounts of moisture from the subtropics.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The extraordinary looking young woman with the huge eyes is Ms. Marni Bakst.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The diligence of this team in finding a new home for our content is extraordinary.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022
  • The Bulger brothers are extraordinary; few of us break so bad or good.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine.
    — Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine.
    — Judith Graham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
  • The answer to the query is both routine and extraordinary: The Americans got stuck in traffic.
    — Time, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The process of making this film has been so extraordinary to me and totally reframed the narrative for me.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • What shines through in Smith’s work—nearly half a century after his departure—is a profound reverence for nature and for the many ordinary and extraordinary people, places and events explored throughout his art.
    — Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025

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