alien

Example Sentences

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Ortiz, 42, plays Rocky, an arachnoid alien made of stone-like material, who befriends Grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Apers believe Bigfoot is just a primate unknown to science while Woo-Woos think Bigfoot is some sort of interdimensional traveller - an alien of sort.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Initially, I thought we must have sequenced some alien species. It's very rare for an active gene, which makes a protein, to not have a match."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Mezzo Ronnita Miller made the enslaved Tituba, the only character with actual conjuring experience, a properly alien presence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But Charlie, I felt so odd when Perilee told me that Karl had to register as an alien enemy.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson