foreigner

Example Sentences

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"A friend told me a foreigner was paying good money for queen ants - the big red ones which are easily seen around here," the former broker said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

They also cast him as a foreigner, despite him being from Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory and makes him a U.S. citizen since birth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

But Tricia, 75, whose family has lived there for generations, told AFP: "You feel like a foreigner in your own town."

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

She did not feel like a foreigner in the Old City anymore.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye