The phrase 'differed from the usual' is correct and usable in written English.
Typically, this phrase is used to describe something that is not the same as what is normal or expected. For example: "The paint color chosen for the walls differed from the usual beige."
As the human genome was decoded, geneticists started looking for single bases that differed from the usual base at that position on the chromosome.
Though his blunt tone differed from the usual flow of diplomatic formulas, most diplomats in the hall were also New York residents who lived through the horror of the attacks and who regarded Mr. Giuliani not only as their sometimes critical host, but also as their mayor.
The Lady from Chungking differed from the usual Hollywood war film in that the Chinese were portrayed as heroes rather than as victims rescued by Americans.
Described in one infant [ 17] who died shortly after birth and presented with an OI phenotype that differed from the usual lethal form.
Since the best SNP is expected to explain more variance than the second best SNP, the null-hypothesis distribution differed from the usual one, i.e. the best SNP was expected to explain more variance.
They correctly pointed out that several characteristics of the incriminated strain, including methicillin and tetracycline susceptibility, spa type, and the presence of genes encoding the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), differed from the usual genetic features of strains isolated from livestock (3, 4 ).
Allergic responses differ from the usual toxic responses in three ways.
This Santa differs from the usual rotund elf: he is thinner, more human, with a pointy mustache.
The works in the exhibition differ from the usual screen saver fare of animated geometric patterns, postcard-pretty slide shows or cartoon characters perpetually engaged in cute antics.
Where it differs from the usual live or recorded listening experience is in the loss of the audience's own interpretations.
Musth is the time for establishing reproductive hierarchy, which can differ from the usual social hierarchy in that a male in musth outranks nonmusth males.
