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01. Wayne Gretzky was an [extraordinary] hockey player, probably the best who has ever played the sport.
02. Johnny has made [extraordinary] progress in reading this past year, and is now one of the top students in the class.
03. Only 7 years old, the young girl is already an [extraordinarily] gifted pianist.
04. Seeing two grizzly bears fighting over a salmon in the river was an [extraordinary] experience.
05. The Olympic Committee is holding an [extraordinary] meeting to discuss the serious bribery scandal which has just come to light in Salt Lake City.
06. The fall of the Berlin Wall was an [extraordinary] event in the political history of Europe.
07. This past winter in Tibet was [extraordinarily] cold, and resulted in the death of hundreds of farm animals.
08. Harry Emerson Fosdick once said that democracy is based upon the conviction that there are [extraordinary] possibilities in ordinary people.
09. The old man told an [extraordinary] tale of being kidnapped by pirates, and taken as a slave to the Caribbean.
10. The rules must be followed at all times, except under [extraordinary] circumstances.
11. The Nobel Prize is awarded yearly to people who have made [extraordinary] contributions to world peace, the sciences, literature, and medicine.
12. Margaret Thatcher once said, "I'm [extraordinarily] patient provided I get my own way in the end."
13. The Central American nation of Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the New World, and is characterized by an [extraordinarily] unequal distribution of income.
14. Since the Second World War, Japan has advanced with [extraordinary] rapidity to the rank of second most technologically-powerful economy in the world.
15. In the 6th century, China was an [extraordinarily] advanced culture, and the Japanese rulers felt that their country was lagging behind.
16. There are many examples throughout history of women who possessed [extraordinary] courage, power and talent.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • extraordinary — ex·tra·or·di·nary /ek stȯr də ˌner ē, ˌek strə ȯr / adj 1 a: going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary; specif: of, relating to, or having the nature of a proceeding or action not normally required by law or not prescribed for the… …   Law dictionary

  • extraordinary — ex‧tra‧or‧di‧na‧ry [ɪkˈstrɔːdnri ǁ ɪkˈstrɔːrdn eri, ˌekstrəˈɔːr ] adjective [only before a noun] ACCOUNTING an extraordinary cost etc is one that does not happen regularly and is not related to a company s usual business activities; =… …   Financial and business terms

  • Extraordinary — may refer to: * The Extraordinary, an Australian television documentary series * ExtraOrdinary (Mini Album), an EP by Nizlopi * Extraordinary (song), a song by Mandy Moore See also * Extraordinary Machine, an album by American singer songwriter… …   Wikipedia

  • Extraordinary — Ex*traor di*na*ry, a. [L. extraordinarius; extra on the outside + ordinarius: cf. F. extraordinaire. See {Ordinary}.] 1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Extraordinary — Ex*traor di*na*ry, n.; pl. {Extraordinaries}. That which is extraordinary; used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success. [1913 Webster] Their extraordinary did consist especially in the matter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • extraordinary — [ek strôrd′ n er΄ē, ikstrôrd′ n er΄ē; ekstrôr′də ner΄ē, ikstrôr′də ner΄ē; ] also [ eks΄trə ôrd′ n er΄ē, eks΄trəôr′də ner΄ē] adj. [ME extraordinari < L extraordinarius < extra ordinem, out of the usual order < extra + acc. of ordo, ORDER] …   English World dictionary

  • extraordinary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very unusual or remarkable. 2) (of a meeting) specially convened rather than being one of a regular series. 3) (of an official) specially employed: Ambassador Extraordinary. DERIVATIVES extraordinarily adverb extraordinariness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • extraordinary — early 15c., from L. extraordinarius out of the common order, from extra ordinem out of order, especially the usual order, from extra out (see EXTRA (Cf. extra )) + ordinem (nom. ordo) order (see ORDER (Cf. order)). Related: Extraordinar …   Etymology dictionary

  • extraordinary — is normally pronounced ik straw di nǝ ri as five syllables, not six, the a being merged into the following or to form one syllable …   Modern English usage

  • extraordinary — [adj] strange and wonderful amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fab*, fantastic, flash*, gnarly*, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, off beaten path*, out of the ordinary, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal,… …   New thesaurus

  • extraordinary — Out of the ordinary; exceeding the usual, average, or normal measure or degree; beyond or out of the common order, method, or rule; not usual, regular, or of a customary kind; remarkable; uncommon; rare; employed for an exceptional purpose or on… …   Black's law dictionary

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