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

In a memoir called Ausländer – the German word for foreigner or outsider – Sir Michael charts his family's treatment under the Nazis.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

It seemed to me as a foreigner to have little chance of failure.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The pontiff evoked the gospel of Matthew, adding that "Jesus says very clearly, at the end of the world, we're going to be asked, 'How did you receive the foreigner?"

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

As soon as I had mentioned that we knew the handsome foreigner, Odile expressed delight.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson