uncommon

[US]/ʌn'kɒmən/
[UK]/ʌn'kɑmən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. rare; not ordinary
adv. extremely

Example Sentences

an uncommon amount of noise.

he was uncommon afraid.

Phil has uncommon intelligence.

There was an uncommon likeness between the two boys.

they performed with uncommon elan onstage.

Chalcosis oculi is an uncommon disease entity.

prostate cancer is not uncommon in men over 60.

Fulminant amebic colitis is an uncommon manifestation of amebiasis.

Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.

It is not uncommon that a sunny morning will turn out to be a cloudy day at this time of the year.

The return of spring, and the revivification of nature, is a period hailed with uncommon delight.

Annular syphilid is an uncommon presentation of secondary syphilis, previously seen almost exclusively in black.

Sebaceoma (sebaceous epithelioma) is an uncommon cutaneous adnexal tumor with differentiation toward sebaceous unit.

Ocular infections with helminthic parasites are uncommon and have been well described previously.

Prepyloric antral webs are relatively uncommon as a cause for gastrointestinal obstruction in infants and children.

Real-world Examples

Progression to pneumonia is relatively uncommon.

Source: Selected English short passages

HIV-2 is so uncommon that " HIV" almost always refers to HIV-1.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

You mince matters to an uncommon nicety.

Source: Returning Home

It's not uncommon in this part of the world.

Source: CNN Selected March 2015 Collection

Alrighty, this is a very uncommon barnyard baby.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Romani says cases like this one are uncommon.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

It's not that uncommon in black hair.

Source: Our Day Season 2

But such edifices are still uncommon.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Scenes like these are not uncommon during football matches.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

In England, however, big public displays of emotion are uncommon.

Source: 6 Minute English

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