foreigner

Example Sentences

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This may have been because he was a foreigner, or a calculating businessman, but Ms. Goldring makes the case that it was Holbein’s irreplaceable artistic prowess that kept him in the king’s good graces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A university student said he felt like a "foreigner" after losing his ability to speak Welsh following a car crash.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

"He's inspirational because I can relate to him. Coming here as a foreigner and actually making it in life, that's a big inspiration for me," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

McCullum isn’t the first foreigner to be handed the reins to the England cricket team—four of his predecessors came from Australia and Zimbabwe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“You must have begged of a foreigner this day,” he said to O-lan.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck