alien
Example Sentences
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Spielberg, whose "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" remains one of cinema's defining alien stories, told the crowd he had believed since childhood that humanity was not alone in the universe.
From Barron's
To that end, he also noted, with comic frustration, how he himself has never had any sort of alien encounter.
From Los Angeles Times
Papa Johns has battled years of challenges, in 2017 after its founder and former Chief Executive Officer John Schnatter made a series of controversial statements that alienated many customers.
“My favorite is the surfing alien,” says Tom Storer, North American project director for Merlin Magic Making, the creative team behind Lego experiences.
From Los Angeles Times
They’re not eating up stars or alien ships any more than the Earth is eating up our space junk that falls from the sky.
From Literature
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