Sentence examples for rather uncharacteristic from inspiring English sources

I met him once in a very smart (and therefore rather uncharacteristic) new suit.

Mr. Stratton's prison background is rather uncharacteristic for a man who grew up in a wealthy suburb -- Wellesley, Mass.

In a rather uncharacteristic display of humility, Apple issued a formal apology last weekend for the widespread delays in shipping its 27-inch iMac to customers.

It was a rather uncharacteristic loss for the Devils, who scored three goals in the wild third period, but who allowed the Bruins to score four.

He then has a rather uncharacteristic swish at a wide one, and, like a man who doesn't swish at wide ones very often, he misses comfortably.

His openly defiant calls for further protests are regarded as rather uncharacteristic, suggesting he is emboldened by the perception of his own vast support.

Rather than uncharacteristic, Moghadam's comments may have been seen as the last straw.

It's been a tale of uncharacteristic errors rather than brilliant winners, with Wawrinka making 45 unforced errors in total.

These findings raised two questions: is the general clinical pathway too slow, and do we lack appropriate strategies for patients where preliminary investigations are negative and where there are non-specific or uncharacteristic symptoms rather than alarming signs of cancer?

Incremental improvements rather than big-picture vision, uncharacteristic modesty rather than bravado: with his eyes on the 2012 presidential election, Mr Sarkozy hopes to revive his action-man reputation but without raising domestic expectations absurdly high.Under the slogan "New World, New Ideas", Mr Sarkozy set out his G20 plans this week.

As I readied myself to exit the car, my grandfather, with whom we were visiting for the holidays, proclaimed, "Take that hood off your head before you go in that store or they will blow your brains out!" Such sudden outbursts were uncharacteristic for my rather mild-mannered grandfather.