outsider

Example Sentences

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She faces a challenge from former Lima mayor Ricardo Belmont, 80, who, despite having run the capital for five years, has pitched himself as an outsider.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

It was a mark of how Geordies had taken this one-time outsider to their hearts after ending Newcastle's seven-decade wait to win a major domestic trophy in March 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Being an outsider is ideal preparation for entering new playwriting worlds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Three other major candidates, all political newcomers, argue that an outsider is needed to shake up the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

She talked about her dad and stepmom and her two stepbrothers in San Francisco, and how she had felt like an outsider in her own family.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan