How to Use orthodox in a Sentence

orthodox

1 of 2 adjective
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  • He took an orthodox approach to the problem.
  • She believes in the benefits of both orthodox medicine and alternative medicine.
  • He is a very orthodox Muslim.
  • I attend an Eastern Orthodox church.
  • My grandmother is Russian Orthodox.
  • The mosque, once a Greek orthodox church and an icon of the Ottoman Empire, is more than 2,000 years old.
    — Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • In the world of The Leftovers, new cults fill in the cracks of orthodox Christianity.
    — Sarah Jones, New Republic, 6 June 2017
  • Garcia bent his knees, and locked into an orthodox stance in front of the stylists.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The height and reach is generally the same for the two orthodox stance fighters.
    — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The ninth inning will not be orthodox now that the Phillies do not have a defined closer.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
  • The book’s last chapter focuses on the Chabad, one of the most orthodox Jewish movements.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
  • O’Malley switched to orthodox and both continued to land well with a cut opening up over Khashakyan’s left eye.
    — Grant Gordon, Glendale News-Press, 18 July 2017
  • It could be argued, though, that Chelsea need a more orthodox number nine.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • The threat then is less likely to be from long-distance waves, but from a more orthodox type of nuclear blast.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
  • The main two sects of Judaism are secular and orthodox.
    — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Crawford came out in an orthodox stance, but switched to southpaw midway through the first round and fought that way for the duration.
    — Eric Olson, ajc, 11 Dec. 2022
  • There was once an orthodox canon of what Morris dancing was.
    — Genevieve Marks, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • More orthodox members of the faith do not drive or light a stove, though tasks like cooking are permitted.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019
  • But the idea that these New England sites were ancient remnant forest flew in the face of orthodox thinking.
    — Jonny Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2022
  • That spate of attacks included five people killed just east of Tel Aviv, in the ultra-orthodox city of Bnei Brak.
    — Amir Tal, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022
  • These films were about a solo hero - larger-than-life and one that mostly sticks to the orthodox traditions.
    — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
  • A few of the movies might be allowed to serve as originary texts too, depending on how orthodox the fan is.
    — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Her mother was very orthodox and concealed the truth so that her daughter’s body—her body—could be buried in accordance with the rules.
    — Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • In the minds of the genre's most orthodox fans and practitioners, a footwork track has to go at least 140 beats per minute, and it's supposed to be made with a dance battle in mind.
    — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The memoir is candid yet soaked in denial, a cautionary tale of orthodox Good Girlism.
    — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Elias Loewy moved his family of five to Arizona in 1948 and became one of the founders of Phoenix's first orthodox congregation.
    — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 23 Mar. 2018
  • After all, there aren't many movies of this particular flavor that are set in the world of orthodox Judaism.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
  • To ask orthodox Christians simply to embrace the opposite overnight is to ask them, in some ways, to abolish themselves.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017
  • What is the significance of these holy days for orthodox Jews, secular Jews and perhaps even for non-Jews?
    — The Conversation, oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Parts of the plan appear to align with a shift in the GOP away from orthodox fiscal conservatism toward more government support for families.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
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orthodox

2 of 2 noun
  • Just imagine: an encased farce of brined and smoked brisket dragged through the garden of the orthodox Chicago condiments.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 12 July 2018
  • The once ultra-orthodox are loosening their ideologies, facilitated by Facebook groups, podcasts, websites, and meet-ups.
    — Sarah Scoles, Longreads, 8 June 2018
  • The fascinating modern historic events there now were instigated by an unorthodox president who may be about to accomplish what orthodox leaders never could.
    — Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2018
  • Trump promises not just to reverse almost immediately all of Obama’s policies, but to do so in a pragmatic fashion that does not seem to be guided by any orthodox or consistently conservative ideology.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2017
  • Generally speaking, the Jewish community can be divided up into three types of affiliation-orthodox, conservative and reform.
    — Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Just imagine: an encased farce of brined and smoked brisket dragged through the garden of the orthodox Chicago condiments.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 12 July 2018
  • The once ultra-orthodox are loosening their ideologies, facilitated by Facebook groups, podcasts, websites, and meet-ups.
    — Sarah Scoles, Longreads, 8 June 2018
  • The fascinating modern historic events there now were instigated by an unorthodox president who may be about to accomplish what orthodox leaders never could.
    — Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2018
  • Trump promises not just to reverse almost immediately all of Obama’s policies, but to do so in a pragmatic fashion that does not seem to be guided by any orthodox or consistently conservative ideology.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2017
  • Generally speaking, the Jewish community can be divided up into three types of affiliation-orthodox, conservative and reform.
    — Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018

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