Collocations for unusual - adj.
VERBS
appear,
be,
look,
seem,
strike sb as
become
consider sth, find sth
It was considered unusual for a woman to study medicine.
become
consider sth, find sth
It was considered unusual for a woman to study medicine.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
decidedly, distinctly, highly, most, particularly, truly (esp. AmE)
This is a highly unusual case.
decidedly, distinctly, highly, most, particularly, truly (esp. AmE)
This is a highly unusual case.
relatively
a little, slightly, etc.
by no means, hardly, not at all
It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy.
a little, slightly, etc.
by no means, hardly, not at all
It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy.
enough,
sufficiently
The arrival of a taxi was unusual enough; an unknown woman getting out of it was sensational.
The arrival of a taxi was unusual enough; an unknown woman getting out of it was sensational.
PREPOSITION
for
It's unusual for a woman to do this job.
It's unusual for a woman to do this job.
in
The organization is unusual in several respects.
The organization is unusual in several respects.
Unusual is used with these nouns:
angle, arrangement, aspect, case, circumstance, combination, degree, expression, feature, habit, incident, method, move, nature, occurrence, phenomenon, punishment, request, shape, sight, situation, smell, step, twist, variety
angle, arrangement, aspect, case, circumstance, combination, degree, expression, feature, habit, incident, method, move, nature, occurrence, phenomenon, punishment, request, shape, sight, situation, smell, step, twist, variety