foreigner

Example Sentences

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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

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

Parkanyi vets every submission, weeding out couples who appear rapacious for money, or those who demand a specific type of foreigner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

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

Fortunately there was not yet much heat or quickness in my heart, and I said to myself that he was an ignorant man, a foreigner, ill-used and frightened.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin