Definition: 1. Unexpected, surprising or strange. 2. Not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual. 3. Beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable. 4. Far more than usual or expected.
Use 'extraordinary' in a sentence:
1. They went to extraordinary lengths to explain their behaviour.
2. She sometimes comes out with the most extraordinary remarks.
3. She is a designer of extraordinary versatility.
4. By any standards, the accomplishments of the past year are extraordinary.
5. In Dallas, one dollar invested in arts could harvest an extraordinary return of nearly $300.
6. Kerrie Mae had an extraordinary, incandescent personality.
7. This extraordinary document first saw the light of day in 1966.
8. The extraordinary way in which the BBC bent to Russian pressure.
9. From 3D printing to advanced genetics, what I learned in that hour with Jain was extraordinary.
10. Successful iconoclasts have an extraordinary willingness to be exposed to what is fresh and different.
11. In 1810, Carême designed the extraordinary cake for the wedding of Napoleon and his second bride.
12. It's always worth considering what the motives might be for such extraordinary literary risk taking.
13. The election result feels like an extraordinary betrayal of the orange revolution.
14. The announcement marks the end of an extraordinary period in European history.
15. What an extraordinary thing to happen!
16. Chairman of the Walt Disney Company said Stan Lee was extraordinary.
17. It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.
18. But most of all it was the extraordinary trajectory of his life.
19. He is a man of extraordinary vitality, driving ambition and political nous.
20. A racing car is an extraordinary feat of engineering.
21. Most of all it was the extraordinary trajectory of his life.
22. Using this extraordinary light, scientists have gained invaluable insights into diverse objects and phenomena.
23. There's an extraordinary amount of power vested in us.
24. His behaviour was extraordinary and inexplicable.
25. It's extraordinary that he left without making a public statement about the situation.
26. His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.
27. He found himself staring at an extraordinary architectural confection of old and new.
28. The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a dolphin.
29. He is possessed of an extraordinary fund of energy.
30. Her writings have extraordinary depth and solidity.
31. An extraordinary personality cult had been created around the leader.
32. He had no objective evidence that anything extraordinary was happening.
33. He was a man of extraordinary abilities.
34. I simply don't have the words to convey how extraordinary this find was.
35. Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.
36. The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.
37. The day came at last when Pinocchio's master was able to announce an extraordinary performance.
38. Perhaps the most unusual feature in the room is an extraordinary pair of candles.
39. We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.
40. Such responsiveness to public pressure is extraordinary.
41. She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
42. An extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the problem.
43. She was a truly extraordinary woman.
44. The fruit owes its extraordinary aroma to a mixture of three main chemicals.
45. Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life.
46. This is so extraordinary, it rates a medal and a phone call from the President.
47. Alina Reyes shot to fame a few years ago with her extraordinary first novel.
48. It took an extraordinary effort to focus on preparing his classes or correcting his students' work.
